About Oragadam Village

Oragadam is a mid sized village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,985, made up of 974 males and 1,011 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oragadam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oragadam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Chengalpattu
Pincode	603109
Area (hectares)	757.38 hectares
Population	1,985
Male Population	974
Female Population	1,011
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 15 km distance

How Oragadam compares

By the 2011 count Oragadam is the 40th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 757.38 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Oragadam

Oragadam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Oragadam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Oragadam from other places

Oragadam lies about 45 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirumani, 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 Oragadam
Nearest town	Tirukkalikkunram	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Tirumani	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengalpattu	11 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	45 km

Villages closest to Oragadam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Oragadam village had a population of 1,985. That makes it the 40th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Oragadam village has 974 males and 1,011 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oragadam has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Oragadam is 603109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oragadam covers 757.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Oragadam falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Oragadam is Tirumani, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Oragadam.

Oragadam is about 45 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oragadam is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Tirukkalikkunram is about 4.3 km away. Tirumani is about 8.6 km away. Chengalpattu is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.