About Oddapalayam Village

Oddapalayam is a large village in Bhavani tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,796, made up of 1,966 males and 1,830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oddapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oddapalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Bhavani
Pincode	638314
Area (hectares)	593.09 hectares
Population	3,796
Male Population	1,966
Female Population	1,830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Oddapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Oddapalayam is the 27th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,278 residents. Its 593.09 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Oddapalayam

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

Oddapalayam lies about 26 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Cauvery, about 27 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 Oddapalayam
Nearest town	Anthiyur	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhavani	14 km
District headquarters	Erode	26 km
Nearest railway station	Cauvery	27 km

Villages closest to Oddapalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Oddapalayam village had a population of 3,796. That makes it the 27th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,278 residents.

Oddapalayam village has 1,966 males and 1,830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oddapalayam has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Oddapalayam is 638314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oddapalayam covers 593.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Oddapalayam falls under Bhavani tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Oddapalayam is Cauvery, about 27 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 Oddapalayam.

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

Oddapalayam is in Bhavani tehsil of Erode district. Anthiyur is about 4.9 km away. Bhavani is about 14 km away. Erode is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.