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About Otur Village

Otur is one of the larger villages in Junnar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20,308, made up of 10,335 males and 9,973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3774 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Otur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Otur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Junnar
Pincode 412409
Area (hectares) 3774 hectares
Population 20,308
Male Population 10,335
Female Population 9,973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Otur compares

By the 2011 count Otur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 3774 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Otur

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

Otur lies about 84 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Ghoti, about 63 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 Otur
Tehsil headquarters Junnar 13 km
Nearest railway station Ghoti 63 km
District headquarters Pune 84 km

Villages closest to Otur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Otur village had a population of 20,308. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Otur village has 10,335 males and 9,973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Otur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Otur is 412409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Otur covers 3774 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Otur falls under Junnar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Otur is Ghoti, about 63 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 village for Otur.

Otur is about 84 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Otur is in Junnar tehsil of Pune district. Junnar is about 13 km away. Ghoti is about 63 km away. Pune is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pangari Tarf Otur (under 2 km), Ozar (8.6 km) and Tejewadi (8.7 km).

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

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