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About Oler Village

Oler is a mid sized village in Chhindgarh tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 377 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oler Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oler village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Chhindgarh
Pincode 494115
Area (hectares) 733.07 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 377
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Oler compares

By the 2011 count Oler is the 40th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 733.07 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Oler

Oler is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Oler as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Oler from other places

Oler lies about 26 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kaklur, about 29 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Oler
Tehsil headquarters Chhindgarh 26 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 26 km
Nearest railway station Kaklur 29 km
Nearest town Malakanagiri 39 km

Villages closest to Oler

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhindgarh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Oler

As per the Census of India 2011, Oler village had a population of 778. That makes it the 40th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Oler village has 377 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oler has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Oler is 494115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oler covers 733.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Oler falls under Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Oler is Kaklur, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Oler.

Oler is about 26 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oler is in Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Chhindgarh is about 26 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 26 km away. Kaklur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doleras (under 2 km), Mutheli (2.9 km) and Pendalnar (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Oler today is likely to be higher.

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