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About Ostia Village

Ostia is a small village in Rajkanika tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 156 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,340 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ostia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ostia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Rajkanika
Pincode 754220
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 156
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,340
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ostia compares

By the 2011 count Ostia is the 125th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 910 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1078.

Getting to Ostia

Ostia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ostia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Namatara, Nandimahara, Nuadia and Nuagan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ostia

As per the Census of India 2011, Ostia village had a population of 365. That makes it the 125th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 910 residents.

Ostia village has 156 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ostia has about 1340 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1078.

The pincode recorded for Ostia is 754220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ostia covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ostia falls under Rajkanika tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The census record for Ostia notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Ostia.

Ostia is in Rajkanika tehsil of Kendrapara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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