About Odu Village

Odu is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 74 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171007
Area (hectares)	57 hectares
Population	148
Male Population	74
Female Population	74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Odu compares

By the 2011 count Odu is the 164th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Odu

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

Odu lies about 19 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 Odu
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	19 km
District headquarters	Shimla	19 km

Villages closest to Odu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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.

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Common questions about Odu

As per the Census of India 2011, Odu village had a population of 148. That makes it the 164th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Odu village has 74 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Odu is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odu covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Odu falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Odu 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 village for Odu.

Odu is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odu is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.