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About Ovalur Village

Ovalur is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 309 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ovalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ovalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625020
Area (hectares) 69.51 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 309
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ovalur compares

By the 2011 count Ovalur is the 76th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 69.51 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Ovalur

Ovalur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ovalur as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ovalur from other places

Ovalur lies about 13 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 4.6 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 Ovalur
Nearest railway station Silaiman 4.6 km
Nearest town Tiruppuvanam 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 13 km
District headquarters Madurai 13 km

Villages closest to Ovalur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Ovalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ovalur village had a population of 626. That makes it the 76th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Ovalur village has 309 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ovalur has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Ovalur is 625020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ovalur covers 69.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ovalur falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ovalur is Silaiman, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Ovalur is about 13 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ovalur is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Silaiman is about 4.6 km away. Tiruppuvanam is about 7.5 km away. Madurai North 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 Kalimangalam (under 2 km), Kunnathur (1.6 km) and Karseri (2.4 km).

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

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