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About Odiya Kalan Village

Odiya Kalan is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,321, made up of 695 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odiya Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odiya Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 398.36 hectares
Population 1,321
Male Population 695
Female Population 626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Odiya Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Odiya Kalan is the 23rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 398.36 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Odiya Kalan

Odiya Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Odiya Kalan 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 Odiya Kalan from other places

Odiya Kalan lies about 22 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 74 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 Odiya Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 5.7 km
Nearest town Kawardha 15 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 22 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 74 km

Villages closest to Odiya Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 Odiya Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Odiya Kalan village had a population of 1,321. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Odiya Kalan village has 695 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odiya Kalan has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Odiya Kalan is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odiya Kalan covers 398.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Odiya Kalan falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Odiya Kalan is Tilda-Neora, about 74 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 Odiya Kalan.

Odiya Kalan is about 22 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odiya Kalan is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 5.7 km away. Kawardha is about 15 km away. Kabeerdham is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Odiya Khurd (under 2 km), Bachedi (under 2 km) and Chilan Khodra (1.6 km).

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

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