About Orsa Village

Orsa is a large village in Mahuadanr tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,271, made up of 1,144 males and 1,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2867 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Orsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orsa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Mahuadanr
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	2867 hectares
Population	2,271
Male Population	1,144
Female Population	1,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Orsa compares

By the 2011 count Orsa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 2867 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 985.

Getting to Orsa

Orsa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Orsa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Orsa from other places

Orsa lies about 22 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 24 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 Orsa
District headquarters	Latehar	22 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	22 km
Nearest railway station	Bendi	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahuadanr	26 km

Villages closest to Orsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Orsa village had a population of 2,271. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Orsa village has 1,144 males and 1,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orsa has about 985 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 985.

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

Orsa covers 2867 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.

Orsa falls under Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Orsa is Bendi, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Orsa.

Orsa is about 22 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orsa is in Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district. Latehar is about 22 km away. Lātehār is about 22 km away. Bendi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.