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About Osa Village

Osa is a mid sized village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 608 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Osa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Osa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212108
Area (hectares) 334.92 hectares
Population 1,254
Male Population 608
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
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 Osa compares

By the 2011 count Osa is the 96th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 334.92 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Osa

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

Osa lies about 33 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bevara, about 7.7 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 Osa
Nearest railway station Bevara 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 9.6 km
District headquarters Allahabad 33 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 33 km

Villages closest to Osa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Osa village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 96th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Osa village has 608 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Osa has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Osa is 212108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Osa covers 334.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Osa falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Osa is Bevara, about 7.7 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 Osa.

Osa is about 33 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Osa is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Bevara is about 7.7 km away. Bara is about 9.6 km away. Allahabad is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fariha Gosain (under 2 km), Lakosa Majhiyari (under 2 km) and Majhiyari Lakosa (under 2 km).

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

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