Okardaha

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| subdivision_name1 = West Bengal

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| subdivision_name2 = Hooghly

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| governing_body = Gram panchayat

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| population_total = 2,944

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Okardaha is a village in the Chanditala II community development block, Srirampore subdivision, Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.{{cite web |url=http://banglarbhumi.gov.in/banglarbhumi/(S(gfjpdc3blgg2wgbhpjw25op1))/ASP%20PAGES/info_block.aspx?distcode=06&bcode=11 |title=Mouza Information |publisher= Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222012314/http://banglarbhumi.gov.in/banglarbhumi/(S(tyv5jjxe0bokhjwjl5jbecbj))/ASP%20PAGES/info_block.aspx?distcode=06&bcode=11 |archive-date= 2016-12-22 }}

Geography

Okardaha is located at {{coord|22.7607|N|88.2534|E|source:itwiki_region:IN}}.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Okardaha had a population of 2,944 of which 1,503 (51%) were males and 1,441 (49%) females. The number of people who were under 6 years old was 268. The total number of literate people in Okardaha was 2,286 (85.43% of the population over 6 years).{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 7 October 2018}}

Villages and census towns in the Kapasaria gram panchayat are: Kapashanria, Okardaha, Sahana, Sanka and Tisa.{{cite web | url= https://villageinfo.in/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-ii/okardaha.html | title = Okardaha| publisher = Indian Village Directory |access-date = 18 October 2018}}

Transport

The nearest railway station, Baruipara railway station, is {{convert|27|km}} from Howrah on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.{{cite web | url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/all/14441/1/2 | title = 36811 Howrah Bardhaman Local (via Chord) | publisher = indiarailinfo |access-date = 6 October 2018}}

The main road is Rd Number 31. It is the villages main road and is connected to the NH-19 and the Grand Trunk Road.

==References==

Category:Villages in Hooghly district

Category:Villages in Chanditala II CD Block