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About Okardaha Village

Okardaha is a large village in Chanditala II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,944, made up of 1,503 males and 1,441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Okardaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Okardaha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chanditala II
Pincode 712306
Area (hectares) 104.74 hectares
Population 2,944
Male Population 1,503
Female Population 1,441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Okardaha compares

By the 2011 count Okardaha is the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 104.74 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Okardaha

Okardaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Okardaha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Okardaha from other places

Okardaha lies about 21 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Khardaha, about under 2 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 Okardaha
Nearest town Khardah under 2 km
Nearest railway station Khardaha under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanditala II 21 km
District headquarters Hugli 21 km

Villages closest to Okardaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanditala II 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 Okardaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Okardaha village had a population of 2,944. That makes it the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Okardaha village has 1,503 males and 1,441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Okardaha has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Okardaha is 712306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Okardaha covers 104.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Okardaha falls under Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Okardaha is Khardaha, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Okardaha.

Okardaha is about 21 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Okardaha is in Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli district. Khardah is about under 2 km away. Khardaha is about under 2 km away. Chanditala II is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barijhati (7.0 km), Pairagachha (12 km) and Panchghara (12 km).

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

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