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About Othivilagam Village

Othivilagam is a mid sized village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 468 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 957.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Othivilagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Othivilagam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Cheyyur
Pincode 603401
Area (hectares) 957.81 hectares
Population 910
Male Population 468
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 28 km distance

How Othivilagam compares

By the 2011 count Othivilagam is the 69th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 957.81 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Othivilagam

Othivilagam 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 Othivilagam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 28 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Othivilagam from other places

Othivilagam lies about 67 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Acharapakkam, about 20 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 Othivilagam
Nearest town Kottaikādu 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyur 10 km
Nearest railway station Acharapakkam 20 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 67 km

Villages closest to Othivilagam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Othivilagam village had a population of 910. That makes it the 69th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Othivilagam village has 468 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Othivilagam has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Othivilagam is 603401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Othivilagam covers 957.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Othivilagam falls under Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Othivilagam is Acharapakkam, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 28 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Othivilagam.

Othivilagam is about 67 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Othivilagam is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Kottaikādu is about 4.8 km away. Cheyyur is about 10 km away. Acharapakkam is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadukalur (under 2 km), Vedal (3.2 km) and Voyalur (3.9 km).

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

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