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About Ogur Village

Ogur is a mid sized village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,673, made up of 846 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ogur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ogur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 606803
Area (hectares) 518.24 hectares
Population 1,673
Male Population 846
Female Population 827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 7 km distance

How Ogur compares

By the 2011 count Ogur is the 95th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 518.24 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Ogur

Ogur 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 Ogur 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 7 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ogur from other places

Ogur lies about 35 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Polur, about 5.1 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 Ogur
Nearest railway station Polur 5.1 km
Nearest town Polūr 5.6 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 35 km

Villages closest to Ogur

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 Ogur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ogur village had a population of 1,673. That makes it the 95th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Ogur village has 846 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ogur has about 978 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Ogur is 606803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ogur covers 518.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ogur is Polur, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 7 km distance.

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

Ogur is about 35 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ogur is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Polur is about 5.1 km away. Polūr is about 5.6 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murugapady (under 2 km), Karikathur (1.9 km) and Kilkarikathur (2.3 km).

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

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