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About Odala Village

Odala is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 14 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 643 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246185
Area (hectares) 12.13 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 14
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 643
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 Odala compares

By the 2011 count Odala is the 135th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 12.13 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Odala

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

Odala lies about 73 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 78 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 Odala
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 29 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 29 km
District headquarters Garhwal 73 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 78 km

Villages closest to Odala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Odala village had a population of 23. That makes it the 135th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Odala village has 14 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odala has about 643 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Odala is 246185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odala covers 12.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Odala falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Odala is Rishikesh, about 78 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 Odala.

Odala is about 73 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odala is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Srinagar is about 29 km away. Srīnagar is about 29 km away. Garhwal is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratuda (4.0 km), Sangal Dhar (4.3 km) and Bhas Kot (7.7 km).

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

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