About Orkela Village

Orkela is a mid sized village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 257 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1000.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Orkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orkela village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Jashpur
Tehsil	Manora
Pincode	496330
Area (hectares)	1000.21 hectares
Population	504
Male Population	257
Female Population	247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Orkela compares

By the 2011 count Orkela is the 54th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 1000.21 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Orkela

Orkela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Orkela 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. The nearest villages by name are Marga, Matlonga, Mutoo and Nawatoli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Orkela

As per the Census of India 2011, Orkela village had a population of 504. That makes it the 54th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Orkela village has 257 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orkela has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Orkela is 496330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Orkela covers 1000.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Orkela falls under Manora tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Orkela notes the nearest railway station 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 Orkela.

Orkela is in Manora tehsil of Jashpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.