About Othian Village

Othian is a mid sized village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,649, made up of 878 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Othian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Othian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Amritsar II
Pincode	143105
Area (hectares)	222 hectares
Population	1,649
Male Population	878
Female Population	771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Othian compares

By the 2011 count Othian is the 51st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Othian

Othian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Othian as Available within village. 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 Othian from other places

Othian lies about 8.7 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Verka Junction, about 3.6 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 Othian
Nearest railway station	Verka Junction	3.6 km
Nearest town	Nangli	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amritsar II	8.7 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	8.7 km

Villages closest to Othian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar II 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.

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Common questions about Othian

As per the Census of India 2011, Othian village had a population of 1,649. That makes it the 51st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Othian village has 878 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Othian has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Othian is 143105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Othian covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Othian falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Othian is Verka Junction, about 3.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Othian.

Othian is about 8.7 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Othian is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Verka Junction is about 3.6 km away. Nangli is about 8.4 km away. Amritsar II is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.