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About Ozhapakkam Village

Ozhapakkam is a small village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 154 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ozhapakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ozhapakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604408
Area (hectares) 149.8 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 154
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 37 km distance

How Ozhapakkam compares

By the 2011 count Ozhapakkam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 149.8 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Ozhapakkam

Ozhapakkam 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 Ozhapakkam 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 37 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ozhapakkam from other places

Ozhapakkam lies about 90 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about under 2 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 Ozhapakkam
Nearest railway station Pakkam under 2 km
Nearest town Madurāntakam 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 28 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 90 km

Villages closest to Ozhapakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ozhapakkam village had a population of 290. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Ozhapakkam village has 154 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ozhapakkam has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Ozhapakkam is 604408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ozhapakkam covers 149.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ozhapakkam falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ozhapakkam is Pakkam, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 37 km distance.

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

Ozhapakkam is about 90 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ozhapakkam is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Pakkam is about under 2 km away. Madurāntakam is about 5.3 km away. Vandavasi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arunkunam (6.5 km), Elangadu (12 km) and Vilangadu (12 km).

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

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