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About Odal Bara Village

Odal Bara is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 98 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odal Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odal Bara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 47.7 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 98
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Odal Bara compares

By the 2011 count Odal Bara is the 41st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 47.7 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Odal Bara

Odal Bara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Odal Bara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Odal Bara from other places

Odal Bara lies about 9.7 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 16 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 Odal Bara
District headquarters Garhwal 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 15 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 16 km

Villages closest to Odal Bara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Odal Bara village had a population of 194. That makes it the 41st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Odal Bara village has 98 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odal Bara has about 980 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 1227.

The pincode recorded for Odal Bara is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odal Bara covers 47.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Odal Bara falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Odal Bara is Kotdwara, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Odal Bara.

Odal Bara is about 9.7 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odal Bara is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 9.7 km away. Satpuli is about 15 km away. Kotdwāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Odal Chota (under 2 km), Lawar Palla (2.1 km) and Hit Kandala (4.6 km).

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

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