About Olaipatti Village

Olaipatti is one of the larger villages in Mettur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,083, made up of 5,230 males and 4,853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 967.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Olaipatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Olaipatti village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Mettur
Pincode	636455
Area (hectares)	967.98 hectares
Population	10,083
Male Population	5,230
Female Population	4,853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Olaipatti compares

By the 2011 count Olaipatti is the 5th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents. Its 967.98 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Olaipatti

Olaipatti is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Olaipatti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Olaipatti from other places

Olaipatti lies about 22 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Tolasampatti, about 1.5 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 Olaipatti
Nearest railway station	Tolasampatti	1.5 km
Nearest town	Tāramangalam	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mettur	21 km
District headquarters	Salem	22 km

Villages closest to Olaipatti

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

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Common questions about Olaipatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Olaipatti village had a population of 10,083. That makes it the 5th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents.

Olaipatti village has 5,230 males and 4,853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Olaipatti has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Olaipatti is 636455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Olaipatti covers 967.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Olaipatti falls under Mettur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Olaipatti is Tolasampatti, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Olaipatti.

Olaipatti is about 22 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Olaipatti is in Mettur tehsil of Salem district. Tolasampatti is about 1.5 km away. Tāramangalam is about 8.5 km away. Mettur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.