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About Olpada Village

Olpada is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 321 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1055 hectares hectares.

Olpada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Olpada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 1055 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 321
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Olpada compares

By the 2011 count Olpada is the 123rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 1055 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Olpada

Olpada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Olpada as Available within <5 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 Olpada from other places

Olpada lies about 25 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khatgaon, about 4.1 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 Olpada
Nearest railway station Khatgaon 4.1 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 33 km

Villages closest to Olpada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Olpada village had a population of 678. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Olpada village has 321 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Olpada has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Olpada covers 1055 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Olpada falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Olpada is Khatgaon, about 4.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Olpada.

Olpada is about 25 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Olpada is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Khatgaon is about 4.1 km away. Nandurbar is about 25 km away. Akkalkuwa is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharadipadar (under 2 km), Kukadipadar (under 2 km) and Nawapada (under 2 km).

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

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