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About Orwada Village

Orwada is one of the larger villages in Godhra tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,269, made up of 4,174 males and 4,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1747.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Orwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orwada village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Godhra
Pincode 389120
Area (hectares) 1747.06 hectares
Population 8,269
Male Population 4,174
Female Population 4,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Orwada compares

By the 2011 count Orwada is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,665 residents. Its 1747.06 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Orwada

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

Orwada lies about 12 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Sant Road, about 3.6 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 Orwada
Nearest railway station Sant Road 3.6 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 12 km
Nearest town Morwa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Godhra 16 km

Villages closest to Orwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Orwada village had a population of 8,269. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,665 residents.

Orwada village has 4,174 males and 4,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orwada has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Orwada is 389120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Orwada covers 1747.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Orwada falls under Godhra tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Orwada is Sant Road, about 3.6 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 Orwada.

Orwada is about 12 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orwada is in Godhra tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Sant Road is about 3.6 km away. Panch Mahals is about 12 km away. Morwa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gollav (12 km), Vavdi Bujarg (13 km) and Gadh (16 km).

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

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