About Oreya Village

Oreya is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,119, made up of 556 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1156.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oreya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oreya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Bishunpur
Pincode	835231
Area (hectares)	1156.02 hectares
Population	1,119
Male Population	556
Female Population	563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Oreya compares

By the 2011 count Oreya is the 18th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 1156.02 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Oreya

Oreya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Oreya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Oreya from other places

Oreya lies about 42 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 40 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 Oreya
Tehsil headquarters	Bishunpur	5.5 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	36 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	40 km
District headquarters	Gumla	42 km

Villages closest to Oreya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Oreya village had a population of 1,119. That makes it the 18th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Oreya village has 556 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oreya has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Oreya is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oreya covers 1156.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Oreya falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Oreya is Lohardaga, about 40 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Oreya.

Oreya is about 42 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oreya is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 5.5 km away. Lohārdagā is about 36 km away. Lohardaga is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.