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About Osail Village

Osail is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,186, made up of 582 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Osail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Osail village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733102
Area (hectares) 202.76 hectares
Population 1,186
Male Population 582
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Osail compares

By the 2011 count Osail is the 54th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 202.76 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Osail

Osail is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Osail as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nazirpur, Nihi Nagar, Noapara and Noksha. 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 Osail

As per the Census of India 2011, Osail village had a population of 1,186. That makes it the 54th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Osail village has 582 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Osail has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Osail is 733102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Osail covers 202.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Osail falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Osail 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 5 - 10 km distance for Osail.

Osail is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Osail today is likely to be higher.

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