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About Odappankuppam Village

Odappankuppam is a mid sized village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 426 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Odappankuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odappankuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 607805
Area (hectares) 215.06 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 426
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Odappankuppam compares

By the 2011 count Odappankuppam is the 135th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 215.06 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Odappankuppam

Odappankuppam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Odappankuppam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Odappankuppam from other places

Odappankuppam lies about 31 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Ulundurpet, about 12 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 Odappankuppam
Nearest town Neyveli 11 km
Nearest railway station Ulundurpet 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 15 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 31 km

Villages closest to Odappankuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Odappankuppam village had a population of 829. That makes it the 135th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Odappankuppam village has 426 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odappankuppam has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Odappankuppam is 607805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Odappankuppam covers 215.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Odappankuppam falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Odappankuppam is Ulundurpet, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Odappankuppam is about 31 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odappankuppam is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Neyveli is about 11 km away. Ulundurpet is about 12 km away. Ulundurpettai is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallamedu (3.1 km), Kallamedu R F (3.1 km) and Mattigai (3.7 km).

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

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