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About Onwa Village

Onwa is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 326 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493996, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Onwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Onwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493996
Area (hectares) 318.47 hectares
Population 681
Male Population 326
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Onwa compares

By the 2011 count Onwa is the 62nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 318.47 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Onwa

Onwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Onwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Onwa from other places

Onwa lies about 70 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arand, about 28 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 Onwa
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Arand 28 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 29 km
District headquarters Raipur 70 km

Villages closest to Onwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Onwa village had a population of 681. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Onwa village has 326 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Onwa has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Onwa is 493996. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Onwa covers 318.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Onwa falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Onwa is Arand, about 28 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 - 10 km distance for Onwa.

Onwa is about 70 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Onwa is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 6.6 km away. Arand is about 28 km away. Mahāsamund is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairjhiti (under 2 km), Korasi (under 2 km) and Deogaon (1.7 km).

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

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