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About Olaipadi Village

Olaipadi is a mid sized village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,815, made up of 915 males and 900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Olaipadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Olaipadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 612301
Area (hectares) 193.74 hectares
Population 1,815
Male Population 915
Female Population 900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Olaipadi compares

By the 2011 count Olaipadi is the 52nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 193.74 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Olaipadi

Olaipadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Olaipadi 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 Olaipadi from other places

Olaipadi lies about 30 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Swamimalai, about 4.9 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 Olaipadi
Nearest railway station Swamimalai 4.9 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 8.6 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 30 km

Villages closest to Olaipadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Olaipadi village had a population of 1,815. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Olaipadi village has 915 males and 900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Olaipadi has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Olaipadi is 612301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Olaipadi covers 193.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Olaipadi falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Olaipadi is Swamimalai, about 4.9 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 Olaipadi.

Olaipadi is about 30 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Olaipadi is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Swamimalai is about 4.9 km away. Kumbakonam is about 7.9 km away. Papanasam is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thurumbur (under 2 km), Konthagai (1.6 km) and Adhanur (1.6 km).

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

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