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Tamil Nadu explains to Cauvery Authority the rationale behind its demand for clearing backlog of 16 tmc ft
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- LGD code
- 634862
- Pincode
- 638501
- Post office
- Anthiyur
- Population
- 3,796
- Households
- 1,022
- Literacy rate
- 52.9%
- Sex ratio
- 931 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,274
Census 2011 · in context
How Oddapalayam compares
By population, Oddapalayam ranks #16 of 30 villages in Anthiyur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.9%
−1.2% vs mandal average
- Oddapalayam
- 52.9%
- Anthiyur mandal
- 54.1%
- Erode district
- 66.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
931
−30 vs mandal average
- Oddapalayam
- 931
- Anthiyur mandal
- 961
Household size
people per home
3.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Oddapalayam
- 3.7
- Anthiyur mandal
- 3.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Oddapalayam at a glance
Oddapalayam is a village of 3,796 people in 1,022 households (Census 2011) in Anthiyur taluk, Erode district, Tamil Nadu, the 16th-largest of 30 villages in Anthiyur taluk. Literacy is 53%, 1 points below the taluk average of 54% and the sex ratio is 931 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 638501, served by Anthiyur post office; the LGD village code is 634862. The village votes in Edappadi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Edappadi Palaniswami. K. The population is estimated at 4,475 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Oddapalayam
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- OLAGADAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 2
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Oddapalayam
- Total area (ha)
- 593.09
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 108.84
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Oddapalayam
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Key facts — Oddapalayam
- LGD code
- 634862
- Pincode
- 638501
- Post office
- Anthiyur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,796
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,475
- Households
- 1,022
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 931
- Literacy rate
- 52.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Salem
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Edappadi
- Member of Parliament
- T. M. Selvaganapathi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Edappadi Palaniswami. K
- Block / Mandal
- Anthiyur
- Nearest PHC
- Sutha Clinic (11.0 km)
- Nearest bank
- Axis Bank (11.2 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Mavelipalaiyam (12.5 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 638501
- AnthiyurAnthiyur mandal18,163 pop
- BargurAnthiyur mandal17,529 pop
- BrammadesamAnthiyur mandal12,839 pop
- BhavaniBhavani mandal11,300 pop
- EnnamangalamAnthiyur mandal7,482 pop
- GettisamudramAnthiyur mandal6,131 pop
- SankarapalayamAnthiyur mandal3,369 pop
- Burgur South R.F..Anthiyur mandal479 pop
- MoolakaraiErode mandal420 pop
Other villages in Anthiyur mandal
View all 37+ →- Anthiyur
- Bargur
- Brammadesam
- Vembathi
- Illippili
- Vellithiruppur
- Chennampatti
- Pachampalayam
- Patlur
- Ennamangalam
- Kuppandampalayam
- Mathur
- Nagalur
- Gettisamudram
- Kannapalli
- Moongilpatti
- Boothapadi
- Sankarapalayam
- Poonachi
- Komarayanur
- Mukasipudur
- Kuthampoondi
- Kilwani
- Attavanaipudur
- Pudur
- Burgur South R.F..
- Ennamangalam R.F.
- Burgur (North R.F.)
- Nagalur R.F.
- Ammapettai
- Ammapettai B
- Anthiyur B
- Ariyagoundanur
- Athani
- Bargur B
- Nerinjipettai
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)