About Odanavattam Village

Odanavattam is one of the larger villages in Kottarakkara tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,732, made up of 7,429 males and 8,303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1512 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odanavattam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odanavattam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Kottarakkara
Pincode	691512
Area (hectares)	1512 hectares
Population	15,732
Male Population	7,429
Female Population	8,303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,118
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Odanavattam compares

By the 2011 count Odanavattam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents. Its 1512 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Odanavattam

Odanavattam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Odanavattam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Odanavattam from other places

Odanavattam lies about 22 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Kottarakara, about 7.0 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 Odanavattam
Nearest railway station	Kottarakara	7.0 km
Nearest town	Kottārakara	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kottarakkara	22 km
District headquarters	Kollam	22 km

Villages closest to Odanavattam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Odanavattam village had a population of 15,732. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents.

Odanavattam village has 7,429 males and 8,303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odanavattam has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Odanavattam is 691512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odanavattam covers 1512 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Odanavattam falls under Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Odanavattam is Kottarakara, about 7.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Odanavattam.

Odanavattam is about 22 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odanavattam is in Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district. Kottarakara is about 7.0 km away. Kottārakara is about 7.3 km away. Kottarakkara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.