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About Ottimedu Village

Ottimedu is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 559 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ottimedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ottimedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606103
Area (hectares) 222.02 hectares
Population 1,120
Male Population 559
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ottimedu compares

By the 2011 count Ottimedu is the 123rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 222.02 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Ottimedu

Ottimedu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ottimedu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ottimedu from other places

Ottimedu lies about 50 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Neyveli, about 13 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 Ottimedu
Nearest railway station Neyveli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 17 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 50 km

Villages closest to Ottimedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ottimedu village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Ottimedu village has 559 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ottimedu has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Ottimedu is 606103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ottimedu covers 222.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ottimedu falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ottimedu is Neyveli, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ottimedu.

Ottimedu is about 50 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ottimedu is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Neyveli is about 13 km away. Virudhachalam is about 17 km away. Cuddalore is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Perundurai (under 2 km), Pavalangudi (under 2 km) and Pavalangudi Ko (under 2 km).

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

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