About Oragadam Village

Oragadam is a mid sized village in Sriperumbudur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 410 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 569.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 602105, 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	Sriperumbudur
Pincode	602105
Area (hectares)	569.46 hectares
Population	819
Male Population	410
Female Population	409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 12 km distance

How Oragadam compares

By the 2011 count Oragadam is the 75th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 569.46 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, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 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 27 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar, about 9.5 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 railway station	Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar	9.5 km
Nearest town	Maraimalainagar	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sriperumbudur	14 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	27 km

Villages closest to Oragadam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sriperumbudur 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 819. That makes it the 75th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Oragadam village has 410 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oragadam has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Oragadam is 602105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oragadam covers 569.46 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Oragadam is Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

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

Oragadam is about 27 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 Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar is about 9.5 km away. Maraimalainagar is about 9.9 km away. Sriperumbudur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.