Othakalmandapam Explained

Othakkalmandapam
Settlement Type:	village
Pushpin Map:	India Tamil Nadu
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:	10.8981°N 77.0047°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:	Region
Subdivision Name2:	Kongu Nadu
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Coimbatore
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Area Total Km2:	13.6
Population Total:	12,207
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Demographics1 Info1:	Tamil
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code Type:	PIN
Postal Code:	641032
Registration Plate:	TN-99
Official Name:	Otthakkālmaṇdapam

Othakkalmandapam (Otthakkālmaṇdapam) is a suburb of Coimbatore city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The suburb is known locally as O.K. Mandapam or O.K.M. It is located outside the city limits, which recently merged with the Corporation of Coimbatore up to Eachanari. Othakkalmandapam is located outside the city limits of Coimbatore.It belongs to kinathukadavu constituency.

This place is located on the NH 209, 17 km away from Coimbatore Junction, towards Pollachi direction, Next closest town is Pollachi (26 km). In a 5 km radius, there are many engineering colleges & arts colleges are there, so that many other state students are staying in and around Othakkalmandapam for their studies. Therefore, Othakkalmandapam is known as the Engineering hub of Coimbatore.

Demographics

India census,^[2] Othakkalmandapam had a population of 9681. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Othakkalmandapam has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 61%. In Othakkalmandapam, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Colleges in and around Othakkalmandapam:

1. Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences & Research
2. Hindusthan College of Engineering & Technology
3. Hindusthan Institute of Technology
4. Karpagam College of Engineering
5. Karpagam Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
6. Karpagam Nursing College
7. Karpagam Arts & Science College
8. Karpagam Polytechnic College
9. D.J.Academy (Design/Management Studies/MCA/BCA)
10. Christ King Polytechnic College (Old name "CKIT" Christ the King Institute of Technology)
11. Coimbatore Marine College & Coimbatore Aeronautical College
12. Angappa Arts & Science College
13. Nallayan Kalluri (Christian Community)
14. Shri Nehru Maha Vidyalaya College of Arts & Sciences
15. Akshaya Management Studies (MBA/MCA)
16. SVS Engineering College
17. Sasi Creative school of Architecture and Design

Schools in and around Othakkalmandapam:

1. Govt. Hr. Sec. School
2. PMG Matric. Higher Sec. School, Othakkalmandapam
3. V. Gengusamy Naidu. Matric. Higher Sec. School
4. Vedanta Academy
5. Vian Veenai Matric Hr Sec School
6. Vian Veenai CBSE School
7. https://vianveenaischool.edu.in/

Notes and References

1. Web site: OK Mandapam Town Panchayat.
2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.