About Ottankadu Village

Ottankadu is a large village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,675, made up of 1,339 males and 1,336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ottankadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ottankadu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Pattukkottai
Pincode	614803
Area (hectares)	409.41 hectares
Population	2,675
Male Population	1,339
Female Population	1,336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ottankadu compares

By the 2011 count Ottankadu is the 36th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 409.41 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Ottankadu

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

How far is Ottankadu from other places

Ottankadu lies about 55 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Tillaivilagam, about 5.4 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 Ottankadu
Nearest railway station	Tillaivilagam	5.4 km
Nearest town	Thiruthuraipoondi	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pattukkottai	26 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	55 km

Villages closest to Ottankadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ottankadu village had a population of 2,675. That makes it the 36th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Ottankadu village has 1,339 males and 1,336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ottankadu has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Ottankadu is 614803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ottankadu covers 409.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ottankadu falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ottankadu is Tillaivilagam, about 5.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ottankadu.

Ottankadu is about 55 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ottankadu is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Tillaivilagam is about 5.4 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 10 km away. Pattukkottai is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.