About Ozhalapathy Village

Ozhalapathy is one of the larger villages in Chittur tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,742, made up of 4,306 males and 4,436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2293 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 678557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ozhalapathy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ozhalapathy village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Tehsil	Chittur
Pincode	678557
Area (hectares)	2293 hectares
Population	8,742
Male Population	4,306
Female Population	4,436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ozhalapathy compares

By the 2011 count Ozhalapathy is the 22nd largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 13,102 residents. Its 2293 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Ozhalapathy

Ozhalapathy is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ozhalapathy 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ozhalapathy from other places

Ozhalapathy lies about 26 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Walayar, about 8.6 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 Ozhalapathy
Nearest railway station	Walayar	8.6 km
Nearest town	Madukkarai	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chittur	19 km
District headquarters	Palakkad	26 km

Villages closest to Ozhalapathy

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ozhalapathy village had a population of 8,742. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,102 residents.

Ozhalapathy village has 4,306 males and 4,436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ozhalapathy has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Ozhalapathy is 678557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ozhalapathy covers 2293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ozhalapathy falls under Chittur tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Ozhalapathy is Walayar, about 8.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ozhalapathy.

Ozhalapathy is about 26 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ozhalapathy is in Chittur tehsil of Palakkad district. Walayar is about 8.6 km away. Madukkarai is about 15 km away. Chittur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.