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About Odan Village

Odan is a large village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,796, made up of 1,866 males and 1,930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 913.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493229
Area (hectares) 913.83 hectares
Population 3,796
Male Population 1,866
Female Population 1,930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Odan compares

By the 2011 count Odan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 913.83 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Odan

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

Odan lies about 65 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 37 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 Odan
Tehsil headquarters Palari 6.4 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 19 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 37 km
District headquarters Raipur 65 km

Villages closest to Odan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Odan village had a population of 3,796. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Odan village has 1,866 males and 1,930 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odan has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Odan is 493229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odan covers 913.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Odan falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Odan is Bhatapara, about 37 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 Odan.

Odan is about 65 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odan is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 6.4 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 19 km away. Bhatapara is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaurabhatha (2.3 km), Chorhadih Boirdih (2.4 km) and Nawagaon (2.7 km).

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

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