About Osam Village

Osam is a small village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 168 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Osam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Osam village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ramgarh
Tehsil	Patratu
Pincode	829119
Area (hectares)	215 hectares
Population	321
Male Population	168
Female Population	153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Osam compares

By the 2011 count Osam is the 62nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 956.

Getting to Osam

Osam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Osam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Osam from other places

Osam lies about 30 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Tokisud, about 4.4 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 Osam
Nearest railway station	Tokisud	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patratu	8.1 km
Nearest town	Patrātu	8.1 km
District headquarters	Ramgarh	30 km

Villages closest to Osam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Osam village had a population of 321. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Osam village has 168 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Osam has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Osam is 829119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Osam covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Osam falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Osam is Tokisud, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Osam.

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

Osam is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Tokisud is about 4.4 km away. Patratu is about 8.1 km away. Patrātu is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.