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About Otteri Village

Otteri is a small village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 147 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Otteri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Otteri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Chengalpattu
Pincode 603109
Area (hectares) 199.53 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 147
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 7 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Otteri compares

By the 2011 count Otteri is the 126th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 199.53 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Otteri

Otteri 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 Otteri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 7 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 Otteri from other places

Otteri lies about 46 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirumani, about 11 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 Otteri
Nearest town Tirukkalikkunram 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Tirumani 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengalpattu 13 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 46 km

Villages closest to Otteri

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.

Common questions about Otteri

As per the Census of India 2011, Otteri village had a population of 287. That makes it the 126th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Otteri village has 147 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Otteri has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

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

Otteri covers 199.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Otteri is Tirumani, about 11 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 7 km distance for Otteri.

Otteri is about 46 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Otteri is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Tirukkalikkunram is about 7.3 km away. Tirumani is about 11 km away. Chengalpattu 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 Thirunilai (under 2 km), Periyavippedu (under 2 km) and Chinnavippedu (1.8 km).

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

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