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About Collappatti Village

Collappatti is a large village in Omalur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,124, made up of 1,078 males and 1,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Collappatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Collappatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Omalur
Pincode 636012
Area (hectares) 179.28 hectares
Population 2,124
Male Population 1,078
Female Population 1,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Collappatti compares

By the 2011 count Collappatti is the 65th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents. Its 179.28 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Collappatti

Collappatti 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 Collappatti 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Collappatti from other places

Collappatti lies about 25 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Magudanchavadi, about 6.5 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 Collappatti
Nearest railway station Magudanchavadi 6.5 km
Nearest town Idangansālai 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Omalur 21 km
District headquarters Salem 25 km

Villages closest to Collappatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Collappatti village had a population of 2,124. That makes it the 65th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents.

Collappatti village has 1,078 males and 1,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Collappatti has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Collappatti is 636012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Collappatti covers 179.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Collappatti falls under Omalur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Collappatti is Magudanchavadi, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Collappatti.

Collappatti is about 25 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Collappatti is in Omalur tehsil of Salem district. Magudanchavadi is about 6.5 km away. Idangansālai is about 7.7 km away. Omalur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pappambadi (7.1 km), Desavilakku (8.1 km) and Alagusamudram (8.6 km).

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

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