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About Othiyanthangal Village

Othiyanthangal is a small village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 57 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606907, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Othiyanthangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Othiyanthangal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 606907
Area (hectares) 101.44 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 57
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 3 km distance

How Othiyanthangal compares

By the 2011 count Othiyanthangal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 101.44 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Othiyanthangal

Othiyanthangal 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 Othiyanthangal 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 3 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Othiyanthangal from other places

Othiyanthangal lies about 40 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Madimangalam, about 3.5 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 Othiyanthangal
Nearest railway station Madimangalam 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Polur 9.9 km
Nearest town Polūr 9.9 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 40 km

Villages closest to Othiyanthangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Othiyanthangal village had a population of 113. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Othiyanthangal village has 57 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Othiyanthangal has about 982 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Othiyanthangal is 606907. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Othiyanthangal covers 101.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Othiyanthangal falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Othiyanthangal is Madimangalam, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 3 km distance.

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

Othiyanthangal 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.

Othiyanthangal is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Madimangalam is about 3.5 km away. Polur is about 9.9 km away. Polūr is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rayankuppam (1.7 km), Tirumalai (1.8 km) and Ettivady (2.1 km).

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

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