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About Onkarpura Village

Onkarpura is a mid sized village in Narsinghgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 924, made up of 482 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.84 hectares hectares.

Onkarpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Onkarpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Narsinghgarh
Area (hectares) 284.84 hectares
Population 924
Male Population 482
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Onkarpura compares

By the 2011 count Onkarpura is the 83rd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 989 residents. Its 284.84 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Onkarpura

Onkarpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Onkarpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Onkarpura from other places

Onkarpura lies about 38 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kachnaria, 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 Onkarpura
Tehsil headquarters Narsinghgarh 11 km
Nearest railway station Kachnaria 18 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 38 km

Villages closest to Onkarpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Onkarpura village had a population of 924. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 989 residents.

Onkarpura village has 482 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Onkarpura has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Onkarpura covers 284.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Onkarpura falls under Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Onkarpura is Kachnaria, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Onkarpura.

Onkarpura is about 38 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Onkarpura is in Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Narsinghgarh is about 11 km away. Kachnaria is about 18 km away. Rajgarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatpura (under 2 km), Chatar Pura (under 2 km) and Dariyapura (under 2 km).

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

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