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About Ona Village

Ona is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 498 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ona village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 273.07 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 498
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ona compares

By the 2011 count Ona is the 44th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 273.07 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Ona

Ona is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ona 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ona from other places

Ona lies about 3.7 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Purulia Junction, about 5.3 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 Ona
Tehsil headquarters Jhalda I 3.7 km
District headquarters Puruliya 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Purulia Junction 5.3 km

Villages closest to Ona

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhalda I 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 Ona

As per the Census of India 2011, Ona village had a population of 966. That makes it the 44th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Ona village has 498 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ona has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Ona is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ona covers 273.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ona falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ona is Purulia Junction, about 5.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ona.

Ona is about 3.7 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ona is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district. Jhalda I is about 3.7 km away. Puruliya is about 3.7 km away. Purulia Junction is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandai (25 km), Paramura (26 km) and Ankura (28 km).

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

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