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About Oria Kalan Village

Oria Kalan is a large village in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,766, made up of 1,463 males and 1,303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oria Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oria Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Nilambar Pitambarpur
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 255 hectares
Population 2,766
Male Population 1,463
Female Population 1,303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Oria Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Oria Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 871 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Oria Kalan

Oria Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Oria Kalan as Available within 5 - 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 Oria Kalan from other places

Oria Kalan lies about 30 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 18 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 Oria Kalan
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 18 km
Nearest town Gumia 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Nilambar Pitambarpur 30 km
District headquarters Palamu 30 km

Villages closest to Oria Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nilambar Pitambarpur 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 Oria Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Oria Kalan village had a population of 2,766. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 871 residents.

Oria Kalan village has 1,463 males and 1,303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oria Kalan has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Oria Kalan is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oria Kalan covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Oria Kalan falls under Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Oria Kalan is Dumri Bihar, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Oria Kalan.

Oria Kalan is about 30 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oria Kalan is in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 18 km away. Gumia is about 21 km away. Nilambar Pitambarpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oria Khurd (under 2 km), Pahari Khurd (3.6 km) and Pahari Kalan (4.5 km).

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

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