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About Ottathattai Village

Ottathattai is a small village in Kilvelur tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 201 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 611109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ottathattai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ottathattai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kilvelur
Pincode 611109
Area (hectares) 210.9 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 201
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ottathattai compares

By the 2011 count Ottathattai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents. Its 210.9 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Ottathattai

Ottathattai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ottathattai as Available within village. 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 Ottathattai from other places

Ottathattai lies about 13 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Velankanni, about 7.8 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 Ottathattai
Nearest railway station Velankanni 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kilvelur 11 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 13 km

Villages closest to Ottathattai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ottathattai village had a population of 419. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents.

Ottathattai village has 201 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ottathattai has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Ottathattai is 611109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ottathattai covers 210.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ottathattai falls under Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ottathattai is Velankanni, about 7.8 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 km distance for Ottathattai.

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

Ottathattai is in Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Velankanni is about 7.8 km away. Kilvelur is about 11 km away. Nagapattinam 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 Thanilappadi (under 2 km), Mohanur (2.8 km) and Cholavidyapuram (3.1 km).

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

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