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About Otongora Village

Otongora is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 451 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Otongora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Otongora village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 455 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 451
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Otongora compares

By the 2011 count Otongora is the 27th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 455 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Otongora

Otongora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Otongora as Available within <5 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 Otongora from other places

Otongora lies about 11 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 26 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 Otongora
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 7.8 km
District headquarters Khunti 11 km
Nearest railway station Karra 26 km

Villages closest to Otongora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Otongora village had a population of 901. That makes it the 27th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Otongora village has 451 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Otongora has about 998 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Otongora is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Otongora covers 455 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Otongora falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Otongora is Karra, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Otongora.

Otongora is about 11 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Otongora is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 7.8 km away. Khunti is about 11 km away. Karra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balanga (2.1 km), Burju (2.2 km) and Burju Mission School (2.2 km).

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

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