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About Oriam Village

Oriam is a small village in Thakurmunda tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 132 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oriam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oriam village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Thakurmunda
Pincode 757038
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 132
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Oriam compares

By the 2011 count Oriam is the 43rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Oriam

Oriam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Oriam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Miriginendi, Mukundiapada, Nihangandi and Nisaposi. 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 Oriam

As per the Census of India 2011, Oriam village had a population of 260. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Oriam village has 132 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oriam has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Oriam is 757038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oriam covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Oriam falls under Thakurmunda tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The census record for Oriam 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 <5 km distance for Oriam.

Oriam is in Thakurmunda tehsil of Mayurbhanj 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 Oriam today is likely to be higher.

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