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About Odhav Village

Odhav is a mid sized village in Detroj Rampura tehsil, in the district of Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 285 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 725.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odhav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odhav village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Ahmadabad
Tehsil Detroj Rampura
Pincode 382120
Area (hectares) 725.85 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 285
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Odhav compares

By the 2011 count Odhav is the 45th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,513 residents. Its 725.85 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Odhav

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

Odhav lies about 23 km from Ahmadabad, and the nearest railway station is Sanand, about 4.2 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 Odhav
Nearest railway station Sanand 4.2 km
Nearest town Sānand 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Detroj Rampura 23 km
District headquarters Ahmadabad 23 km

Villages closest to Odhav

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Detroj Rampura 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 Odhav

As per the Census of India 2011, Odhav village had a population of 555. That makes it the 45th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,513 residents.

Odhav village has 285 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odhav has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Odhav is 382120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odhav covers 725.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Odhav falls under Detroj Rampura tehsil of Ahmadabad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Odhav is Sanand, about 4.2 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Odhav.

Odhav is about 23 km from Ahmadabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odhav is in Detroj Rampura tehsil of Ahmadabad district. Sanand is about 4.2 km away. Sānand is about 7.5 km away. Detroj Rampura is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telavi (11 km), Indrapura (16 km) and Mota Karanpura (19 km).

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

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