About Ochalam Village

Ochalam is a mid sized village in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,607, made up of 780 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ochalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ochalam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Arakonam
Pincode	631002
Area (hectares)	386.89 hectares
Population	1,607
Male Population	780
Female Population	827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
Bus Service (public)	Available within 8 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 4 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10 km distance

How Ochalam compares

By the 2011 count Ochalam is the 90th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 386.89 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Ochalam

Ochalam 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 Ochalam as Available within 8 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 4 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nandi Veduthangal, Nandimangalam, Nangamangalam and Nedumpuli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Ochalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Ochalam village had a population of 1,607. That makes it the 90th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Ochalam village has 780 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ochalam has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Ochalam is 631002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ochalam covers 386.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ochalam falls under Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Ochalam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 8 km distance and private bus service as Available within 4 km distance for Ochalam.

Ochalam is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.