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About Ozar Village

Ozar is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 184 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.07 hectares hectares.

Ozar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ozar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Area (hectares) 233.07 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 184
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,147
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ozar compares

By the 2011 count Ozar is the 91st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 233.07 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1067.

Getting to Ozar

Ozar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ozar as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ozar from other places

Ozar lies about 4.8 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 23 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 Ozar
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 23 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 44 km

Villages closest to Ozar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ozar village had a population of 395. That makes it the 91st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Ozar village has 184 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ozar has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

Ozar covers 233.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ozar falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ozar is Sindhudurg, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ozar.

Ozar is about 4.8 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ozar is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 4.8 km away. Sindhudurg is about 23 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Revandi (under 2 km), Shemadranewadi (1.9 km) and Nhive (2.7 km).

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

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