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About Ontana Village

Ontana is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 168 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ontana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ontana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 97.81 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 168
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,185
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 Ontana compares

By the 2011 count Ontana is the 63rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 97.81 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Ontana

Ontana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ontana 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. The nearest villages by name are Nawa Gaon, Nawaridhar, Naya Digon and Nihal Danda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ontana

As per the Census of India 2011, Ontana village had a population of 367. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Ontana village has 168 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ontana has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Ontana is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ontana covers 97.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ontana falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Ontana notes the nearest railway station 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 Ontana.

Ontana is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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