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About Olhepat Village

Olhepat is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 806, made up of 414 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Olhepat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Olhepat village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 715 hectares
Population 806
Male Population 414
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Olhepat compares

By the 2011 count Olhepat is the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 715 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, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Olhepat

Olhepat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Olhepat 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 Olhepat from other places

Olhepat lies about 26 km from Latehar. 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 Olhepat
Tehsil headquarters Balumath 5.6 km
District headquarters Latehar 26 km
Nearest town Lātehār 26 km

Villages closest to Olhepat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Olhepat village had a population of 806. That makes it the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Olhepat village has 414 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Olhepat has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Olhepat is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Olhepat covers 715 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.

Olhepat falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Olhepat notes the nearest railway station 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 Olhepat.

Olhepat is about 26 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Olhepat is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Balumath is about 5.6 km away. Latehar is about 26 km away. Lātehār 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 Pakri (under 2 km), Diridag (2.2 km) and Banio (3.6 km).

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

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