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About Orkosa Village

Orkosa is a small village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 92 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Orkosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orkosa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Markacho
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 222.03 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 92
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Orkosa compares

By the 2011 count Orkosa is the 85th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 222.03 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1028.

Getting to Orkosa

Orkosa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Orkosa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Orkosa from other places

Orkosa lies about 33 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 6.5 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 Orkosa
Tehsil headquarters Markacho 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Nawadih 6.5 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 21 km
District headquarters Kodarma 33 km

Villages closest to Orkosa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Orkosa village had a population of 179. That makes it the 85th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Orkosa village has 92 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orkosa has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Orkosa is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Orkosa covers 222.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Orkosa falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Orkosa is Nawadih, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance for Orkosa.

Orkosa is about 33 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orkosa is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Markacho is about 3.6 km away. Nawadih is about 6.5 km away. Barki Saria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baijladhab (2.4 km), Bicharia (2.4 km) and Panraria (2.8 km).

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

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