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About Oda Village

Oda is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 282 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172201
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 282
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Oda compares

By the 2011 count Oda is the 39th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Oda

Oda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Oda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Oda from other places

Oda lies about 64 km from Shimla. 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 Oda
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 14 km
Nearest town Mandi 63 km
District headquarters Shimla 64 km

Villages closest to Oda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Oda village had a population of 543. That makes it the 39th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Oda village has 282 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oda has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Oda is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oda covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Oda falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Oda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Oda.

Oda is about 64 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oda is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 63 km away. Shimla is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarahan (4.1 km), Jangal Langar Kotla (7.6 km) and Julikot (7.6 km).

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

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