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About Oddanthangal Village

Oddanthangal is a small village in Uthiramerur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 246 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oddanthangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oddanthangal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Uthiramerur
Pincode 603402
Area (hectares) 230.47 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 246
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 1 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 1 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 40 km distance

How Oddanthangal compares

By the 2011 count Oddanthangal is the 89th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 230.47 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Oddanthangal

Oddanthangal 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 Oddanthangal as Available within 1 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 1 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 40 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Oddanthangal from other places

Oddanthangal lies about 30 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about 18 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 Oddanthangal
Nearest town Uttiramerūr 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Pakkam 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Uthiramerur 30 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 30 km

Villages closest to Oddanthangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Oddanthangal village had a population of 478. That makes it the 89th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Oddanthangal village has 246 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oddanthangal has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Oddanthangal is 603402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oddanthangal covers 230.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Oddanthangal falls under Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Oddanthangal is Pakkam, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 40 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 1 km distance and private bus service as Available within 1 km distance for Oddanthangal.

Oddanthangal is about 30 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oddanthangal is in Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Uttiramerūr is about 6.6 km away. Pakkam is about 18 km away. Uthiramerur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arasanimangalam (under 2 km), Guruvadi (1.5 km) and Murukkeri (3.2 km).

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

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