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About Ora Village

Ora is a small village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 130 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ora village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314406
Area (hectares) 178.13 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 130
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ora compares

By the 2011 count Ora is the 225th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 178.13 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ora

Ora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ora 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ora from other places

Ora lies about 12 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kotana, about 4.0 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 Ora
Nearest railway station Kotana 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 12 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 12 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 12 km

Villages closest to Ora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ora village had a population of 275. That makes it the 225th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Ora village has 130 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ora has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Ora is 314406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ora covers 178.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ora falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ora is Kotana, about 4.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ora.

Ora is about 12 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ora is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Kotana is about 4.0 km away. Simalwara is about 12 km away. Dungarpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanora (under 2 km), Ghora Khara (under 2 km) and Gora Gokal (under 2 km).

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

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