About Opara Village

Opara is a mid sized village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,643, made up of 853 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669.32 hectares hectares.

Opara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Opara village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Lakhandur
Area (hectares)	669.32 hectares
Population	1,643
Male Population	853
Female Population	790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Opara compares

By the 2011 count Opara is the 21st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 669.32 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 993.

Getting to Opara

Opara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Opara as Available within village. 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 Opara from other places

Opara lies about 47 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Wadegaon, 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 Opara
Tehsil headquarters	Lakhandur	8.3 km
Nearest town	Pawni	18 km
Nearest railway station	Wadegaon	18 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	47 km

Villages closest to Opara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Opara village had a population of 1,643. That makes it the 21st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Opara village has 853 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Opara has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Opara covers 669.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Opara falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Opara is Wadegaon, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Opara.

Opara is about 47 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Opara is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhandur is about 8.3 km away. Pawni is about 18 km away. Wadegaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.