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About Oravandavadi Village

Oravandavadi is a mid sized village in Chengam tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,645, made up of 833 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 706.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oravandavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oravandavadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Chengam
Pincode 606702
Area (hectares) 706.68 hectares
Population 1,645
Male Population 833
Female Population 812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 20 km distance

How Oravandavadi compares

By the 2011 count Oravandavadi is the 64th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 706.68 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Oravandavadi

Oravandavadi 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 Oravandavadi 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 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Oravandavadi from other places

Oravandavadi lies about 40 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Samalpatti, about 27 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 Oravandavadi
Tehsil headquarters Chengam 15 km
Nearest railway station Samalpatti 27 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 40 km

Villages closest to Oravandavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Oravandavadi village had a population of 1,645. That makes it the 64th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Oravandavadi village has 833 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oravandavadi has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Oravandavadi is 606702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oravandavadi covers 706.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Oravandavadi falls under Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Oravandavadi is Samalpatti, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

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

Oravandavadi is about 40 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oravandavadi is in Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Chengam is about 15 km away. Samalpatti is about 27 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melravandavadi (under 2 km), Naradapattu (under 2 km) and Karimalapadi (1.8 km).

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

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