About Odiyathur Village

Odiyathur is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,678, made up of 836 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odiyathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odiyathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604151
Area (hectares)	213.4 hectares
Population	1,678
Male Population	836
Female Population	842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 27 km distance

How Odiyathur compares

By the 2011 count Odiyathur is the 85th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 213.4 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Odiyathur

Odiyathur 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 Odiyathur 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 27 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Odiyathur from other places

Odiyathur lies about 33 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Perani, about 24 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 Odiyathur
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Perani	24 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	33 km

Villages closest to Odiyathur

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

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Common questions about Odiyathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Odiyathur village had a population of 1,678. That makes it the 85th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Odiyathur village has 836 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odiyathur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Odiyathur is 604151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odiyathur covers 213.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Odiyathur falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Odiyathur is Perani, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 27 km distance.

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

Odiyathur is about 33 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odiyathur is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 7.5 km away. Perani is about 24 km away. Viluppuram is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.