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About Othian Village

Othian is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 123 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Othian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Othian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 123
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Othian compares

By the 2011 count Othian is the 325th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Othian

Othian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Othian as Available within <5 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 5 - 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 60 km from Gurdaspur, 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 Batala 29 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 60 km

Villages closest to Othian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Othian village had a population of 254. That makes it the 325th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Othian village has 123 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Othian has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Othian is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Othian covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Othian falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Othian.

Othian is about 60 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Othian is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Verka Junction is about 3.6 km away. Nangli is about 8.4 km away. Batala is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malikpur (5.5 km), Gopalpur (7.9 km) and Manesh (11 km).

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

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