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About Ocheri Village

Ocheri is a large village in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,318, made up of 1,161 males and 1,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ocheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ocheri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Arakonam
Pincode 632531
Area (hectares) 150.99 hectares
Population 2,318
Male Population 1,161
Female Population 1,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 18 km distance

How Ocheri compares

By the 2011 count Ocheri is the 64th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 150.99 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Ocheri

Ocheri 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 Ocheri 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 18 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ocheri from other places

Ocheri lies about 29 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Sedarampattu, about 2.2 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 Ocheri
Nearest railway station Sedarampattu 2.2 km
Nearest town Arni 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Arakonam 29 km
District headquarters Vellore 29 km

Villages closest to Ocheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ocheri village had a population of 2,318. That makes it the 64th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Ocheri village has 1,161 males and 1,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ocheri has about 997 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Ocheri is 632531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ocheri covers 150.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Ocheri is Sedarampattu, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 18 km distance.

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

Ocheri is about 29 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ocheri is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. Sedarampattu is about 2.2 km away. Arni is about 7.2 km away. Arakonam is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheri (under 2 km), Eralacheri (under 2 km) and Mangattucheri (under 2 km).

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

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