About Othivakkam Village

Othivakkam is a mid sized village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 408 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1182.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Othivakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Othivakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Chengalpattu
Pincode	603202
Area (hectares)	1182.49 hectares
Population	803
Male Population	408
Female Population	395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 8 km distance

How Othivakkam compares

By the 2011 count Othivakkam is the 88th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 1182.49 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Othivakkam

Othivakkam 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 Othivakkam as Available within 2 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 8 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Othivakkam from other places

Othivakkam lies about 38 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Otivakkam, about under 2 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 Othivakkam
Nearest railway station	Otivakkam	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengalpattu	7.5 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	38 km

Villages closest to Othivakkam

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 Othivakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Othivakkam village had a population of 803. That makes it the 88th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Othivakkam village has 408 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Othivakkam has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Othivakkam is 603202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Othivakkam covers 1182.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Othivakkam is Otivakkam, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 8 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Othivakkam.

Othivakkam is about 38 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Othivakkam is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Otivakkam is about under 2 km away. Chengalpattu is about 7.5 km away. Kancheepuram is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.