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About Odekera Village

Odekera is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,169, made up of 583 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odekera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odekera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 323.91 hectares
Population 1,169
Male Population 583
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 the 38th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 323.91 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

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 18 km from Pusour, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 17 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
Nearest railway station Raigarh 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 18 km

Villages closest to Odekera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pusour 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 1,169. That makes it the 38th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Odekera village has 583 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odekera has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Odekera is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odekera covers 323.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Odekera falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Odekera is Raigarh, about 17 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 18 km from Pusour in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odekera is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 17 km away. Pusour is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machida (under 2 km), Saraipali (1.9 km) and Turanga (2.0 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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