Oddanchatram

Oddanchatram
Town
Oddanchatram Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10.4800°N 77.7500°E / 10.4800; 77.7500
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Kongu Nadu
District	Dindigul
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Oddanchatram Municipal Council
• Chairman	Thirumalaisamy
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	30,064
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	624619
Telephone code	04553
Vehicle registration	TN 94Z (before TN57)
Website	oddanchatram.in

Hills nature place

Oddanchatram (Tamil: [oʈʈansattiɾam]) is a town in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Oddanchatram had a population of 30,064 with a gender-ratio of 994 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[2] A total of 2,676 were under the age of six, constituting 1,378 males and 1,298 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 20.3% and 0.06% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 77.11%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[2] The town had a total of 8,046 households. There were a total of 12,738 workers, comprising 1,127 cultivators, 1,983 main agricultural labourers, 164 in house hold industries, 9,048 other workers, 416 marginal workers, 9 marginal cultivators, 134 marginal agricultural labourers, 16 marginal workers in household industries and 257 other marginal workers. The population of this town increased by 24% from 24,000 in 2001 to 30000 in 2011.[1]

Politics

As of 2016, 2,23,628 (1,10,979 Males, 1,12,643 Females & 6 Others) voters are in Oddanchatram Constituency.

Oddanchatram (state assembly constituency) is part of Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency).[3] Oddanchatram elects one MLA to the legislative assembly of the State. R. Sakkarapani from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party was elected as the MLA from 1996 to 2021 for consecutive 6 terms, from this state assembly constituency.[4]

References

1. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals – Oddanchatram". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
2. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
3. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
4. "Sixth Consecutive Win For DMK's Sakkarapani From Oddanchatram". The Times Of India.

External links

• Oddanchtram municipality