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About Olecha Village

Olecha is a small village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 159 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 923.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Olecha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Olecha village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Sheo
Pincode 344701
Area (hectares) 923.95 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 159
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Olecha compares

By the 2011 count Olecha is the 256th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 923.95 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Olecha

Olecha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Olecha as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Neemlanara, Negrada, Netron Ki Dhani and Nohdiyala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Olecha

As per the Census of India 2011, Olecha village had a population of 307. That makes it the 256th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Olecha village has 159 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Olecha has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Olecha is 344701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Olecha covers 923.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Olecha falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Olecha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Olecha.

Olecha is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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