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About Odian Village

Odian is a mid sized village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,329, made up of 720 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 732 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152123
Area (hectares) 732 hectares
Population 1,329
Male Population 720
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Odian compares

By the 2011 count Odian is the 103rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 732 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Odian

Odian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Odian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Odian from other places

Odian lies about 87 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jandwala, about 3.5 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 Odian
Nearest railway station Jandwala 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 6.6 km
District headquarters Firozpur 87 km

Villages closest to Odian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Odian village had a population of 1,329. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Odian village has 720 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odian has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Odian is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odian covers 732 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.

Odian falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Odian is Jandwala, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Odian.

Odian is about 87 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odian is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Jandwala is about 3.5 km away. Fazilka is about 6.6 km away. Firozpur is about 87 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sabuana (2.2 km), Karni Khera (2.7 km) and Karian (3.2 km).

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

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