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About Overchery Village

Overchery is a mid sized village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,480, made up of 772 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Overchery Overview

Census 2011 figures for Overchery village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Needamangalam
Pincode 614101
Area (hectares) 244.2 hectares
Population 1,480
Male Population 772
Female Population 708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Overchery compares

By the 2011 count Overchery is the 35th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 244.2 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Overchery

Overchery is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Overchery as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Overchery from other places

Overchery lies about 15 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Mavur Road, about 9.3 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 Overchery
Nearest town Koothanallur 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Mavur Road 9.3 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Needamangalam 18 km

Villages closest to Overchery

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Overchery village had a population of 1,480. That makes it the 35th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Overchery village has 772 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Overchery has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Overchery is 614101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Overchery covers 244.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Overchery falls under Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Overchery is Mavur Road, about 9.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Overchery.

Overchery is about 15 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Overchery is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Koothanallur is about 6.0 km away. Mavur Road is about 9.3 km away. Thiruvarur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Verkudi (under 2 km), Sathanur (2.0 km) and Kakkaiyadi (2.3 km).

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

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