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About Odar Village

Odar is a mid sized village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 284 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odar village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403706
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 284
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Odar compares

By the 2011 count Odar is the 20th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Odar

Odar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Odar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Odar from other places

Odar lies about 27 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Chandar Goa, about 15 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 Odar
Nearest town Ponda 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Chandar Goa 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 21 km
District headquarters South Goa 27 km

Villages closest to Odar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Odar village had a population of 569. That makes it the 20th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Odar village has 284 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odar has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Odar is 403706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odar covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Odar falls under Quepem tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Odar is Chandar Goa, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Odar.

Odar is about 27 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odar is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. Ponda is about 3.8 km away. Chandar Goa is about 15 km away. Quepem is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cordem (12 km), Xelvona (15 km) and Xic Xelvona (16 km).

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

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