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About Othaialangulam Village

Othaialangulam is a mid sized village in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,282, made up of 656 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Othaialangulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Othaialangulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai South
Pincode 625022
Area (hectares) 256.44 hectares
Population 1,282
Male Population 656
Female Population 626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Othaialangulam compares

By the 2011 count Othaialangulam is the 32nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 256.44 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Othaialangulam

Othaialangulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Othaialangulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Othaialangulam from other places

Othaialangulam lies about 14 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Tirumangalam, about 7.6 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 Othaialangulam
Nearest railway station Tirumangalam 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai South 14 km
District headquarters Madurai 14 km

Villages closest to Othaialangulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Othaialangulam village had a population of 1,282. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Othaialangulam village has 656 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Othaialangulam has about 954 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Othaialangulam is 625022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Othaialangulam covers 256.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Othaialangulam falls under Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Othaialangulam is Tirumangalam, about 7.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Othaialangulam.

Othaialangulam is about 14 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Othaialangulam is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Tirumangalam is about 7.6 km away. Madurai South is about 14 km away. Madurai is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Periya Alangulam (under 2 km), Kombadi (1.6 km) and Thottiyapatti (2.6 km).

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

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