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About Odar Village

Odar is a small village in Solan tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 54 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Solan
Pincode 173220
Area (hectares) 14 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 54
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Odar compares

By the 2011 count Odar is the 178th largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 149 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Odar

Odar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Odar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Odar from other places

Odar lies about 14 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 9.2 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 Odar
Nearest railway station Koti 9.2 km
Nearest town Kālka 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Solan 14 km

Villages closest to Odar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Odar village had a population of 106. That makes it the 178th largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 149 residents.

Odar village has 54 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odar has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Odar is 173220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odar covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Odar falls under Solan tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Odar is Koti, about 9.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Odar.

Odar is about 14 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odar is in Solan tehsil of Solan district. Koti is about 9.2 km away. Kālka is about 12 km away. Solan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashnala (under 2 km), Bashnla (under 2 km) and Pratha Khurd (1.9 km).

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

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