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About Okkilipalayam Village

Okkilipalayam is a mid sized village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 996, made up of 481 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Okkilipalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Okkilipalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642002
Area (hectares) 243.09 hectares
Population 996
Male Population 481
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Okkilipalayam compares

By the 2011 count Okkilipalayam is the 105th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 243.09 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Okkilipalayam

Okkilipalayam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Okkilipalayam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Okkilipalayam from other places

Okkilipalayam lies about 13 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Chettipalaiyam, about 2.9 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 Okkilipalayam
Nearest railway station Chettipalaiyam 2.9 km
Nearest town Chettipālaiyam 2.9 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 26 km

Villages closest to Okkilipalayam

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

Common questions about Okkilipalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Okkilipalayam village had a population of 996. That makes it the 105th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Okkilipalayam village has 481 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Okkilipalayam has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Okkilipalayam is 642002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Okkilipalayam covers 243.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Okkilipalayam falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Okkilipalayam is Chettipalaiyam, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Okkilipalayam.

Okkilipalayam is about 13 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Okkilipalayam is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Chettipalaiyam is about 2.9 km away. Chettipālaiyam is about 2.9 km away. Coimbatore is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasichettipalayam (2.9 km), Bodipalayam (4.3 km) and Arasampalayam (6.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Okkilipalayam today is likely to be higher.

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