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About Oddapatty Village

Oddapatty is a large village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,314, made up of 1,148 males and 1,166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 685.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oddapatty Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oddapatty village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Attur
Pincode 636109
Area (hectares) 685.43 hectares
Population 2,314
Male Population 1,148
Female Population 1,166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Oddapatty compares

By the 2011 count Oddapatty is the 56th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 685.43 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Oddapatty

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

How far is Oddapatty from other places

Oddapatty lies about 39 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about 3.0 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 Oddapatty
Nearest railway station Peddanayakkanpalaiyam 3.0 km
Nearest town Narasingapuram 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Attur 10 km
District headquarters Salem 39 km

Villages closest to Oddapatty

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Oddapatty village had a population of 2,314. That makes it the 56th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Oddapatty village has 1,148 males and 1,166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oddapatty has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Oddapatty is 636109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oddapatty covers 685.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Oddapatty falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Oddapatty is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Oddapatty is about 39 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oddapatty is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Peddanayakkanpalaiyam is about 3.0 km away. Narasingapuram is about 7.5 km away. Attur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalavaipatty (under 2 km), Olaipadi (under 2 km) and Thennampillaiyur (2.0 km).

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

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