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About Odaikkarai Village

Odaikkarai is a small village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 175 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,251 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odaikkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odaikkarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 623401
Area (hectares) 402.25 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 175
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,251
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 Odaikkarai compares

By the 2011 count Odaikkarai is the 78th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 402.25 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1015.

Getting to Odaikkarai

Odaikkarai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Odaikkarai 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 Odaikkarai from other places

Odaikkarai lies about 40 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 22 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 Odaikkarai
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 12 km
Nearest railway station Paramakkudi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 26 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 40 km

Villages closest to Odaikkarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Odaikkarai village had a population of 394. That makes it the 78th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Odaikkarai village has 175 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odaikkarai has about 1251 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Odaikkarai is 623401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odaikkarai covers 402.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Odaikkarai falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Odaikkarai is Paramakkudi, about 22 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 Odaikkarai.

Odaikkarai is about 40 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odaikkarai is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Ilaiyankudi is about 12 km away. Paramakkudi is about 22 km away. Tiruvadanai 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 Sattanur (7.1 km), Anandur (9.7 km) and Radhanur (9.8 km).

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

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