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About Orakol Village

Orakol is a mid sized village in Pipili tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 334 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Orakol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orakol village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Puri
Tehsil Pipili
Pincode 752104
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 334
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Orakol compares

By the 2011 count Orakol is the 43rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Orakol

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

How far is Orakol from other places

Orakol lies about 45 km from Puri, 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 Orakol
Nearest railway station Sarkantra 2.3 km
Nearest town Bhubaneswar 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pipili 11 km
District headquarters Puri 45 km

Villages closest to Orakol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Orakol village had a population of 666. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Orakol village has 334 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orakol has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Orakol is 752104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Orakol covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Orakol falls under Pipili tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Orakol is Sarkantra, about 2.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Orakol.

Orakol is about 45 km from Puri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orakol is in Pipili tehsil of Puri district. Sarkantra is about 2.3 km away. Bhubaneswar is about 8.9 km away. Pipili is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jasuapursultan Nagar (5.6 km), Uttarasahi (7.1 km) and Uttarasasan (7.1 km).

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

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