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About Odekera Village

Odekera is a large village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,711, made up of 2,345 males and 2,366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1164.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odekera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odekera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 1164.01 hectares
Population 4,711
Male Population 2,345
Female Population 2,366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Odekera compares

By the 2011 count Odekera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 1164.01 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Odekera

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

Odekera lies about 34 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 22 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 Odekera
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 22 km
Nearest town Saktī 26 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 34 km

Villages closest to Odekera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Odekera village had a population of 4,711. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Odekera village has 2,345 males and 2,366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odekera has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Odekera is 495690. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odekera covers 1164.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Odekera falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Odekera is Baradwar, about 22 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 village for Odekera.

Odekera is about 34 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odekera is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jaijaipur is about 4.1 km away. Baradwar is about 22 km away. Saktī is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baheradih (1.6 km), Tushar (2.8 km) and Junwani (3.0 km).

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

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