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About Oda Basot Village

Oda Basot is a small village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 247 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oda Basot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oda Basot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Betalghat
Pincode 263134
Area (hectares) 179.5 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 247
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Oda Basot compares

By the 2011 count Oda Basot is the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 179.5 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Oda Basot

Oda Basot is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Oda Basot as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Oda Basot from other places

Oda Basot lies about 16 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 30 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 Oda Basot
Tehsil headquarters Betalghat 5.1 km
District headquarters Nainital 16 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 16 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 30 km

Villages closest to Oda Basot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Betalghat 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 Oda Basot

As per the Census of India 2011, Oda Basot village had a population of 481. That makes it the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Oda Basot village has 247 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oda Basot has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Oda Basot is 263134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oda Basot covers 179.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Oda Basot falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Oda Basot is Ramnagar, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Oda Basot.

Oda Basot is about 16 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oda Basot is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about 5.1 km away. Nainital is about 16 km away. Naini Tāl 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 Bunga (under 2 km), Malla Gaon (under 2 km) and Dandesari (1.8 km).

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

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