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About Odhar Village

Odhar is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,227, made up of 633 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odhar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143109
Area (hectares) 225 hectares
Population 1,227
Male Population 633
Female Population 594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Odhar compares

By the 2011 count Odhar is the 120th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Odhar

Odhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Odhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Odhar from other places

Odhar lies about 25 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Attari, 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 Odhar
Nearest railway station Attari 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 22 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 22 km
District headquarters Amritsar 25 km

Villages closest to Odhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Odhar village had a population of 1,227. That makes it the 120th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Odhar village has 633 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odhar has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Odhar is 143109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odhar covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Odhar falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Odhar is Attari, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Odhar.

Odhar is about 25 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odhar is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Attari is about 11 km away. Ajnala is about 22 km away. Ajnāla 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 Joeke (under 2 km), Cheleke (under 2 km) and Thatta (1.9 km).

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

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