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About Osti Village

Osti is a mid sized village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,050, made up of 536 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.25 hectares hectares.

Osti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Osti village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 105.25 hectares
Population 1,050
Male Population 536
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Osti compares

By the 2011 count Osti is the 180th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 105.25 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Osti

The census records public bus service for Osti as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Osti from other places

Osti lies about 20 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sanjarpur, about 17 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 Osti
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 14 km
Nearest railway station Sanjarpur 17 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 20 km

Villages closest to Osti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Osti village had a population of 1,050. That makes it the 180th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Osti village has 536 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Osti has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Osti covers 105.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Osti falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Osti is Sanjarpur, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Osti is about 20 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Osti is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Nizamabad is about 14 km away. Sanjarpur is about 17 km away. Azamgarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nauli (under 2 km), Badsara Khalsa (under 2 km) and Lakhnupur (2.1 km).

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

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