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About Oteband Village

Oteband is a mid sized village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 669 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oteband Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oteband village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bhatapara
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 511.85 hectares
Population 1,351
Male Population 669
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Oteband compares

By the 2011 count Oteband is the 42nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 511.85 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1006.

Getting to Oteband

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

Oteband lies about 86 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 14 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 Oteband
Nearest railway station Nipania 14 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatapara 26 km
District headquarters Raipur 86 km

Villages closest to Oteband

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Oteband village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Oteband village has 669 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oteband has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Oteband is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oteband covers 511.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Oteband falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Oteband is Nipania, about 14 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 Oteband.

Oteband is about 86 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oteband is in Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Nipania is about 14 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 18 km away. Bhatapara 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 Mekri (2.9 km), Rampur (3.7 km) and Rajpur (4.5 km).

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

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