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About Ogalur Village

Ogalur is a mid sized village in Kunnam tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 915, made up of 473 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 700.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ogalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ogalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Perambalur
Tehsil Kunnam
Pincode 621108
Area (hectares) 700.25 hectares
Population 915
Male Population 473
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ogalur compares

By the 2011 count Ogalur is the 64th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents. Its 700.25 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Ogalur

Ogalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ogalur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ogalur from other places

Ogalur lies about 119 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Villiyanur, about 5.6 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 Ogalur
Nearest town Villianur 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Villiyanur 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunnam 26 km
District headquarters Perambalur 119 km

Villages closest to Ogalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ogalur village had a population of 915. That makes it the 64th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents.

Ogalur village has 473 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ogalur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Ogalur is 621108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ogalur covers 700.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ogalur falls under Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ogalur is Villiyanur, about 5.6 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 village for Ogalur.

Ogalur is about 119 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ogalur is in Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district. Villianur is about 4.9 km away. Villiyanur is about 5.6 km away. Kunnam is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhujangarayanallur (14 km), Malavarayanallur (14 km) and Zamin Athur (15 km).

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

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