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About Odgaon Village

Odgaon is a small village in Dondi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 214 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,201 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi
Pincode 491228
Area (hectares) 413.8 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 214
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,201
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Odgaon compares

By the 2011 count Odgaon is the 74th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 413.8 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, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Odgaon

Odgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Odgaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Odgaon from other places

Odgaon lies about 96 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 32 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 Odgaon
Nearest town Kānker 15 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi 34 km
District headquarters Durg 96 km

Villages closest to Odgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dondi 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 Odgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Odgaon village had a population of 471. That makes it the 74th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Odgaon village has 214 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odgaon has about 1201 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Odgaon is 491228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odgaon covers 413.8 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.

Odgaon falls under Dondi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Odgaon is Gudum, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Odgaon.

Odgaon is about 96 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odgaon is in Dondi tehsil of Durg district. Kānker is about 15 km away. Gudum is about 32 km away. Dondi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayapara Alias Kurrutola (19 km), Amadula (19 km) and Kakarkasa (20 km).

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

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