About Ojhapokhar Village

Ojhapokhar is a mid sized village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,832, made up of 950 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ojhapokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ojhapokhar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Islampur
Pincode	733202
Area (hectares)	152.16 hectares
Population	1,832
Male Population	950
Female Population	882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ojhapokhar compares

By the 2011 count Ojhapokhar is the 57th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 152.16 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Ojhapokhar

Ojhapokhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ojhapokhar as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ojhapokhar from other places

Ojhapokhar lies about 31 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gaisal, about 3.8 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 Ojhapokhar
Nearest railway station	Gaisal	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Islampur	15 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	15 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	31 km

Villages closest to Ojhapokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ojhapokhar village had a population of 1,832. That makes it the 57th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Ojhapokhar village has 950 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ojhapokhar has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ojhapokhar is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ojhapokhar covers 152.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ojhapokhar falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ojhapokhar is Gaisal, about 3.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ojhapokhar.

Ojhapokhar is about 31 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ojhapokhar is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gaisal is about 3.8 km away. Islampur is about 15 km away. Islāmpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.