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About Ostali Village

Ostali is a small village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 186 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ostali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ostali village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hemgir
Pincode 770013
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 186
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Ostali compares

By the 2011 count Ostali is the 50th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Ostali

Ostali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ostali 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 Ostali from other places

Ostali lies about 36 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Hemagir, about 11 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 Ostali
Tehsil headquarters Hemgir 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Hemagir 11 km
Nearest town Belpahar 22 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 36 km

Villages closest to Ostali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ostali village had a population of 363. That makes it the 50th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Ostali village has 186 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ostali has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Ostali is 770013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ostali covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ostali falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ostali is Hemagir, about 11 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 Ostali.

Ostali is about 36 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ostali is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Hemgir is about 3.1 km away. Hemagir is about 11 km away. Belpahar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhajharia (1.9 km), Hemgir (3.1 km) and Sahashapur (3.1 km).

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

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