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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 638151
- Pincode
- 614404
- Post office
- Nidamangalam
- Population
- 1,736
- Households
- 424
- Literacy rate
- 78.6%
- Sex ratio
- 982 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 849
- Distance to district centre
- 4 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 272 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 318 km
- Nearest railway station
- Koradacheri · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Olimathi compares
By population, Olimathi ranks #25 of 49 villages in Needamangalam mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.6%
+6.8% vs mandal average
- Olimathi
- 78.6%
- Needamangalam mandal
- 71.8%
- Thiruvarur district
- 74.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
982
−34 vs mandal average
- Olimathi
- 982
- Needamangalam mandal
- 1,016
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Olimathi
- 4.1
- Needamangalam mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Olimathi at a glance
Olimathi is a village of 1,736 people in 424 households (Census 2011) in Needamangalam taluk, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, the 25th-largest of 49 villages in Needamangalam taluk. Literacy is 79%, 7 points above the taluk average of 72% and the sex ratio is 982 women per 1,000 men. It lies 4 km from the Thiruvarur district centre, 16 km from Prathabaramapuram, the nearest town, 4 km from Koradacheri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 614404, served by Nidamangalam post office; the LGD village code is 638151. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Mannargudi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamaraj. S. The population is estimated at 2,047 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Olimathi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olimathi · this village | 1,736 | 79% | — |
| Odathurai · Bhavani | 9,196 | 58% | 0.8 km SE |
| Arasamangalam · Viluppuram | 3,282 | 61% | 1.6 km N |
| Vaiyakalathur · Needamangalam | 838 | 76% | 2.3 km W |
| Rishiyur · Needamangalam | 1,363 | 66% | 2.4 km S |
| Aravoor · Valangaiman | 1,052 | 70% | 2.6 km NW |
| Semangalam · Thiruvarur | 1,976 | 77% | 2.8 km S |
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- A festival or jatara
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Olimathi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- NEEDAMANGALAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Olimathi
- Total area (ha)
- 453.57
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 322.77
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Olimathi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Olimathi
- LGD code
- 638151
- Pincode
- 614404
- Post office
- Nidamangalam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,736
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,047
- Households
- 424
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 982
- Literacy rate
- 78.6%
- Coordinates
- 10.76927°N, 79.45270°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Thanjavur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mannargudi
- Member of Parliament
- S. Murasoli
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kamaraj. S
- Block / Mandal
- Needamangalam
Getting there
How to reach Olimathi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Chennai272 kmcapital
- Bengaluru318 km
- Hyderabad743 km
- Mumbai1162 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKoradacheri4 km
- Bus stopManathidal Bus Stop5 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankICICI Bank6 km
- Petrol pumpBharath petrol9 km
- CollegeCentral University of TamilNadu18 km
- Police stationKoothanallur Police Station9 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Olimathi
3 Mosques, 1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 614404
- ChittamallimelpadiNeedamangalam mandal2,980 pop
- PeramburNeedamangalam mandal2,088 pop
- ParappanameduNeedamangalam mandal1,578 pop
- NagarNeedamangalam mandal1,509 pop
- RishiyurNeedamangalam mandal1,363 pop
- NarthangudiValangaiman mandal1,207 pop
- PappakudiValangaiman mandal1,078 pop
- AravoorValangaiman mandal1,052 pop
- AravathurValangaiman mandal919 pop
Villages near Olimathi
Other villages in Needamangalam mandal
View all 50+ →- Koilvenni
- Kalacheri
- Vaduvur Thenpathi -Ii
- Munnaval Kottai
- Kalathur
- Rayapuram
- Vaduvur Agraharam
- Vaduvur Melpathi
- Adhanur
- Chittamallimelpadi
- Keelaiyur - II
- Poovanur
- Pullavarayankudikadu
- Vaduvur Vadapathi
- Vadakaravayal
- Pathur
- Perumalagaram
- Perambur
- Moovarkottai
- Vaduvur Thenpathi I
- Kamukakudi
- Melaiyur -Iii
- Melaiyur - I
- Melaiyur -Ii
- Melalavandhacheri
- Kalanjimedu
- Parappanamedu
- Nagar
- Pududevangudi
- Hanumanthapuram
- Annavasal
- Rishiyur
- Keelaiyur - I
- Keelalavandhacheri
- Viswanathapuram
- Oorkudi
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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)