About Orakal Village

Orakal is a small village in Airfield tehsil, in the district of Khordha, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 193 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 751002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Orakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orakal village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Khordha
Tehsil	Airfield
Pincode	751002
Area (hectares)	32 hectares
Population	385
Male Population	193
Female Population	192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Orakal compares

By the 2011 count Orakal is the 12th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 747 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Orakal

Orakal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Orakal as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Orakal from other places

Orakal lies about 19 km from Khordha, and the nearest railway station is Sarkantra, about 2.3 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 Orakal
Nearest railway station	Sarkantra	2.3 km
Nearest town	Bhubaneswar	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Airfield	19 km
District headquarters	Khordha	19 km

Villages closest to Orakal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Orakal village had a population of 385. That makes it the 12th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 747 residents.

Orakal village has 193 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orakal has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Orakal is 751002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Orakal covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Orakal falls under Airfield tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Orakal is Sarkantra, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Orakal.

Orakal is about 19 km from Khordha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orakal is in Airfield tehsil of Khordha district. Sarkantra is about 2.3 km away. Bhubaneswar is about 8.9 km away. Airfield is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.