About Osala Village

Osala is a mid sized village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 371 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Osala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Osala village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Mori
Pincode	249128
Area (hectares)	378.56 hectares
Population	725
Male Population	371
Female Population	354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Osala compares

By the 2011 count Osala is the 16th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 378.56 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Osala

Osala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Osala 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 Osala from other places

Osala lies about 44 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 94 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 Osala
Tehsil headquarters	Mori	29 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	44 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	78 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	94 km

Villages closest to Osala

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

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Common questions about Osala

As per the Census of India 2011, Osala village had a population of 725. That makes it the 16th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Osala village has 371 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Osala has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Osala is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Osala covers 378.56 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.

Osala falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Osala is Dehradun, about 94 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 Osala.

Osala is about 44 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Osala is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 29 km away. Uttarkashi is about 44 km away. Mussoorie is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.