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About Odar Village

Odar is a large village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,421, made up of 1,749 males and 1,672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.98 hectares hectares.

Odar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 242.98 hectares
Population 3,421
Male Population 1,749
Female Population 1,672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Odar compares

By the 2011 count Odar is the 33rd largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 242.98 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Odar

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

Odar lies about 79 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Bhiti, about 4.2 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 Odar
Nearest railway station Bhiti 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 12 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 24 km
District headquarters Varanasi 79 km

Villages closest to Odar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Odar village had a population of 3,421. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Odar village has 1,749 males and 1,672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odar has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Odar covers 242.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Odar falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Odar is Bhiti, about 4.2 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Odar.

Odar is about 79 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odar is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Bhiti is about 4.2 km away. Pindra is about 12 km away. Gyānpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadar (1.5 km), Dhoraipur (1.5 km) and Noharpur (3.0 km).

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

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