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About Osa Ghed Village

Osa Ghed is a large village in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,156, made up of 1,117 males and 1,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1589.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Osa Ghed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Osa Ghed village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Mangrol
Pincode 362220
Area (hectares) 1589.94 hectares
Population 2,156
Male Population 1,117
Female Population 1,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Osa Ghed compares

By the 2011 count Osa Ghed is the 28th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents. Its 1589.94 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Osa Ghed

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

Osa Ghed lies about 36 km from Junagadh. 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 Osa Ghed
Nearest town Keshod 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangrol 24 km
District headquarters Junagadh 36 km

Villages closest to Osa Ghed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mangrol 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 Osa Ghed

As per the Census of India 2011, Osa Ghed village had a population of 2,156. That makes it the 28th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents.

Osa Ghed village has 1,117 males and 1,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Osa Ghed has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Osa Ghed is 362220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Osa Ghed covers 1589.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Osa Ghed falls under Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The census record for Osa Ghed notes the nearest railway station 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 Osa Ghed.

Osa Ghed is about 36 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Osa Ghed is in Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district. Keshod is about 9.1 km away. Mangrol is about 24 km away. Junagadh is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sheriyakhan (11 km), Ghodadar (19 km) and Bagasra Ghed (21 km).

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

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