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About Oladan Village

Oladan is a large village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,420, made up of 1,250 males and 1,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2680.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oladan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oladan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341511
Area (hectares) 2680.84 hectares
Population 2,420
Male Population 1,250
Female Population 1,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Oladan compares

By the 2011 count Oladan is the 35th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 2680.84 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Oladan

Oladan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Oladan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Oladan from other places

Oladan lies about 44 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Deswal, about 3.3 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 Oladan
Nearest railway station Deswal 3.3 km
Nearest town Kuchera 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 26 km
District headquarters Nagaur 44 km

Villages closest to Oladan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Oladan village had a population of 2,420. That makes it the 35th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Oladan village has 1,250 males and 1,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oladan has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Oladan is 341511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oladan covers 2680.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Oladan falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Oladan is Deswal, about 3.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Oladan.

Oladan is about 44 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oladan is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Deswal is about 3.3 km away. Kuchera is about 21 km away. Merta is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deshwal (3.5 km), Siradhana (3.6 km) and Gagura (4.0 km).

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

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