About Orbenga Village

Orbenga is a small village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 233 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Orbenga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orbenga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	427 hectares
Population	453
Male Population	233
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Orbenga compares

By the 2011 count Orbenga is the 52nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 427 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Orbenga

Orbenga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Orbenga as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Orbenga from other places

Orbenga lies about 34 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 25 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 Orbenga
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	25 km
Nearest town	Simdega	26 km
District headquarters	Gumla	34 km

Villages closest to Orbenga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Orbenga village had a population of 453. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Orbenga village has 233 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orbenga has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Orbenga is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Orbenga covers 427 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Orbenga falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Orbenga is Kurkura, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Orbenga.

Orbenga is about 34 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orbenga is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 13 km away. Kurkura is about 25 km away. Simdega is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.