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About Ottankulam Village

Ottankulam is a mid sized village in Tiruchuli tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 764, made up of 401 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ottankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ottankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Tiruchuli
Pincode 626612
Area (hectares) 132.65 hectares
Population 764
Male Population 401
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ottankulam compares

By the 2011 count Ottankulam is the 44th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 132.65 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Ottankulam

Ottankulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ottankulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ottankulam from other places

Ottankulam lies about 42 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Narikkudi, about 6.4 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 Ottankulam
Nearest railway station Narikkudi 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchuli 16 km
Nearest town Manamadurai 19 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 42 km

Villages closest to Ottankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ottankulam village had a population of 764. That makes it the 44th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Ottankulam village has 401 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ottankulam has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Ottankulam is 626612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ottankulam covers 132.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ottankulam falls under Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ottankulam is Narikkudi, about 6.4 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 <5 km distance for Ottankulam.

Ottankulam is about 42 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ottankulam is in Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Narikkudi is about 6.4 km away. Tiruchuli is about 16 km away. Manamadurai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varisaiyur (1.9 km), Veeracholan (2.0 km) and Melaparuttiyur (2.3 km).

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

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