About Odhkunda Village

Odhkunda is a small village in Nawa Bazar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 15 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odhkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odhkunda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nawa Bazar
Pincode	822124
Area (hectares)	86 hectares
Population	29
Male Population	15
Female Population	14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Odhkunda compares

By the 2011 count Odhkunda is the 40th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,088 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Odhkunda

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

Odhkunda lies about 35 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jogeswar Bihar, about 1.7 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 Odhkunda
Nearest railway station	Jogeswar Bihar	1.7 km
Nearest town	Kuju	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawa Bazar	35 km
District headquarters	Palamu	35 km

Villages closest to Odhkunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawa Bazar 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 Odhkunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Odhkunda village had a population of 29. That makes it the 40th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,088 residents.

Odhkunda village has 15 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odhkunda has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Odhkunda is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odhkunda covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Odhkunda falls under Nawa Bazar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Odhkunda is Jogeswar Bihar, about 1.7 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 - 10 km distance for Odhkunda.

Odhkunda is about 35 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odhkunda is in Nawa Bazar tehsil of Palamu district. Jogeswar Bihar is about 1.7 km away. Kuju is about 13 km away. Nawa Bazar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.