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About Otariya Village

Otariya is a mid sized village in Dhandhuka tehsil, in the district of Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,617, made up of 861 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1809.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382463, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Otariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Otariya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Ahmadabad
Tehsil Dhandhuka
Pincode 382463
Area (hectares) 1809.51 hectares
Population 1,617
Male Population 861
Female Population 756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Otariya compares

By the 2011 count Otariya is the 30th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,634 residents. Its 1809.51 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Otariya

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

Otariya lies about 99 km from Ahmadabad, and the nearest railway station is Tagdi, about 20 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 Otariya
Nearest railway station Tagdi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhandhuka 22 km
District headquarters Ahmadabad 99 km

Villages closest to Otariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Otariya village had a population of 1,617. That makes it the 30th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,634 residents.

Otariya village has 861 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Otariya has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Otariya is 382463. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Otariya covers 1809.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Otariya falls under Dhandhuka tehsil of Ahmadabad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Otariya is Tagdi, about 20 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 Otariya.

Otariya is about 99 km from Ahmadabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Otariya is in Dhandhuka tehsil of Ahmadabad district. Tagdi is about 20 km away. Dhandhuka is about 22 km away. Ahmadabad is about 99 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorasu (2.2 km), Cher (4.8 km) and Mundi (5.9 km).

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

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