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About Okarsha Village

Okarsha is a mid sized village in Katwa II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,795, made up of 902 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Okarsha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Okarsha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Katwa II
Pincode 713514
Area (hectares) 141.53 hectares
Population 1,795
Male Population 902
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Okarsha compares

By the 2011 count Okarsha is the 30th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents. Its 141.53 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Okarsha

Okarsha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Okarsha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Musthuli, Musthuli Chak, Nandigram and Nawapara. 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 Okarsha

As per the Census of India 2011, Okarsha village had a population of 1,795. That makes it the 30th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents.

Okarsha village has 902 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Okarsha has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Okarsha is 713514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Okarsha covers 141.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Okarsha falls under Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Okarsha 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 village for Okarsha.

Okarsha is in Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Okarsha today is likely to be higher.

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