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About Odavayal Village

Odavayal is a small village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 27 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odavayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odavayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 623409
Area (hectares) 36.12 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 27
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Odavayal compares

By the 2011 count Odavayal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 36.12 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Odavayal

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

Odavayal lies about 41 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 32 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 Odavayal
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 9.6 km
Nearest town Devakottai 23 km
Nearest railway station Kallal 32 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 41 km

Villages closest to Odavayal

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 Odavayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Odavayal village had a population of 54. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Odavayal village has 27 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odavayal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Odavayal is 623409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odavayal covers 36.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Odavayal is Kallal, about 32 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 Odavayal.

Odavayal is about 41 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odavayal is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Tiruvadanai is about 9.6 km away. Devakottai is about 23 km away. Kallal is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudalur (1.6 km), Akkalur (1.7 km) and Karungudi (2.2 km).

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

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