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About Oind Village

Oind is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,706, made up of 887 males and 819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oind Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oind village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140117
Area (hectares) 375 hectares
Population 1,706
Male Population 887
Female Population 819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Oind compares

By the 2011 count Oind is the 11th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 375 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 892.

Getting to Oind

Oind is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Oind 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 Oind from other places

Oind lies about 15 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Morinda Junction, about 7.1 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 Oind
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Morinda Junction 7.1 km
Nearest town Morinda 7.2 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 15 km

Villages closest to Oind

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Oind

As per the Census of India 2011, Oind village had a population of 1,706. That makes it the 11th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Oind village has 887 males and 819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oind has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Oind is 140117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oind covers 375 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Oind falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Oind is Morinda Junction, about 7.1 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 Oind.

Oind is about 15 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oind is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 7.1 km away. Morinda Junction is about 7.1 km away. Morinda is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ama (under 2 km), Bara Samana (under 2 km) and Chaklan (1.8 km).

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

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