Othakalmandapam

Othakalmandapam
suburb
Othakalmandapam Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°53′53″N 77°00′17″E / 10.89806°N 77.00472°E / 10.89806; 77.00472Coordinates: 10°53′53″N 77°00′17″E / 10.89806°N 77.00472°E / 10.89806; 77.00472
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Coimbatore
Population (2001)
• Total	9,681
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	641032
Vehicle registration	TN-99

Othakalmandapam is a suburb of Coimbatore city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Correct Name is Othakkalmandapam. Most of them called as O.K.Mandapam or O.K.M . It is located within the city limits, which is recently merged with the Corporation of Coimbatore. Othakalmandapam is located within the city limits of Coimbatore.

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 Othakalmandapam is known as the Engineering hub of Coimbatore.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Othakalmandapam had a population of 9681. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Othakalmandapam 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 Othakalmandapam, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Othakalmandapam is also host to one of the finest design institutes in India - The D.J. Academy of Design and SVS College of Engineering.

Name of the Instituations closer to Othakkalmandapam :

1) Hindusthan College of Engineering & Technology

2) Hindusthan Institute of Technology

3) Karpagam Engineering College & Technology

4) Karpagam Institute of Technology

5) Karpagam Nursing College

6) Karpagam Arts & Science College

7) Karpagam Polytechnic College

8) D.J.Academy ( Management Studies / MCA/BCA)

9) Christ King Polytechnic College (Old name "CKIT" Christ the King Institute of Technology)

10)Coimbatore Marine College & Coimbatore Aeronautical College

11)Angappa Arts & Science College

12)Nallayan Kalluri(Christian Community)

13)Shri Nehru Maha Vidhyalaya College of Arts & Science

14)Akshya Management Studies (MBA/MCA)

15)Karpagam Medical / Detal College will be in the list in Future ( Waiting for Approval)

16)SVS Engineering College.

Development (Real Estate)

Here Major business of Local people is Real Estate. They are tycoons and without them you cannot buy single cent of land. Land prices so high when compared to the rates 8 years before

It was very nice place , It had very good water source, But present situation is very bad, As per recent research done by tamilnadu agriculture department,Ground water level is very very low, definitely Future (After 10 Years)will be darkest,

It was very nice place to do real estate 3-4 years before but now No, By RVS- Born and Brought up from othakkalmandapam

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