Odhra

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Odhra (Odrah)
Village
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Odhra (Odrah)
Location in Punjab, India
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Odhra (Odrah)
Odhra (Odrah) (India)
Coordinates: 31°49′N75°41′E / 31.82°N 75.68°E / 31.82; 75.68
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Government
 • Type Gram panchayat
 • SarpanchSukhvinder Kaur
Area
 • Total
2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2011)030975 (census code)
 • Total
600
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144205
Telephone code01883
Vehicle registration PB21
Sex ratio 1000: 1000 ♂/♀
Website mcdasuya.com

Odhra also spelled as Odrah is a village in the Dasua subdivision of the Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India.

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Geography

Odhra is located at 31°48′37″N75°41′37″E / 31.810269°N 75.693571°E / 31.810269; 75.693571 . [1] It has an average elevation of 240 metres (787  feet) from sea level. The village has 108 hectares of area with 128 households. The village has 0% forest coverage and 1% wasteland used for discarding household waste and animal carcasses. Water bodies cover 0.5% of the total land and comprise a natural pond, canal, and seasonal rivulet. The total population of Odhra is 600 people with an equal number of males and females. There are 12 % of people under the age of 6 with 53% males and 47% females. The total scheduled caste population is 507 (85%) and the gender ratio is 49% males vs 51% females. Total literates in the village are 79% (82% males and 76% females). In Odhra 5% of the population is below the poverty line according to Indian government guidelines. [2]

Administration

A village panchayat consists of an elected sarpanch (head) and five panchs (members) governs Odhra. There are five wards in the village.

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dasua
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages, and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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