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About Oreya Village

Oreya is a mid sized village in Churchu tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 633 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oreya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oreya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Churchu
Pincode 825326
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 633
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Oreya compares

By the 2011 count Oreya is the 15th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Oreya

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

Oreya lies about 3.9 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 6.0 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
District headquarters Hazaribagh 3.9 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Churchu 6.6 km

Villages closest to Oreya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Oreya village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 15th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Oreya village has 633 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oreya has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Oreya is 825326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oreya covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Oreya falls under Churchu tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Oreya is Hazaribag Town, about 6.0 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 Oreya.

Oreya is about 3.9 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oreya is in Churchu tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribagh is about 3.9 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 3.9 km away. Hazaribag Town is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churchu (6.6 km), Dumar (6.9 km) and Harhad (7.1 km).

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

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