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About Orawan Village

Orawan is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 915 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.95 hectares hectares.

Orawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 194.95 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 915
Female Population 859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Orawan compares

By the 2011 count Orawan is the 141st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 194.95 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Orawan

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

How far is Orawan from other places

Orawan lies about 25 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Dhanichha, about 14 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 Orawan
Nearest railway station Dhanichha 14 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 17 km
District headquarters Chandauli 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 33 km

Villages closest to Orawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Orawan village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 141st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Orawan village has 915 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orawan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Orawan covers 194.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Orawan falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Orawan is Dhanichha, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Orawan.

Orawan is about 25 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orawan is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Dhanichha is about 14 km away. Bhabhua is about 17 km away. Chandauli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paura (6.9 km), Jigana (9.4 km) and Dharahara (9.9 km).

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

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