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About Otanga Village

Otanga is a small village in Gop tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 226 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Otanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Otanga village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Puri
Tehsil Gop
Pincode 752111
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 226
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
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 Otanga compares

By the 2011 count Otanga is the 61st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 827 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Otanga

Otanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Otanga 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 Narasinghapursasan, Nuakholamara, Olamara and Olandi. 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 Otanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Otanga village had a population of 453. That makes it the 61st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 827 residents.

Otanga village has 226 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Otanga has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Otanga is 752111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Otanga covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Otanga falls under Gop tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The census record for Otanga 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 Otanga.

Otanga is in Gop tehsil of Puri 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 Otanga today is likely to be higher.

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