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About Odgi Village

Odgi is a mid sized village in Oudgi tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,762, made up of 833 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odgi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Oudgi
Pincode 497231
Area (hectares) 461.7 hectares
Population 1,762
Male Population 833
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Odgi compares

By the 2011 count Odgi is the 14th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 461.7 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Odgi

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

Odgi lies about 58 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Sheoprasadnager, about 21 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 Odgi
Tehsil headquarters Oudgi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sheoprasadnager 21 km
Nearest town Surajpur 32 km
District headquarters Surguja 58 km

Villages closest to Odgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Odgi village had a population of 1,762. That makes it the 14th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Odgi village has 833 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odgi has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Odgi is 497231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odgi covers 461.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Odgi falls under Oudgi tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Odgi is Sheoprasadnager, about 21 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 Odgi.

Odgi is about 58 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odgi is in Oudgi tehsil of Surguja district. Oudgi is about under 2 km away. Sheoprasadnager is about 21 km away. Surajpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tamki (15 km), Anandpur (23 km) and Khohir (27 km).

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

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