# Omalur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Salem, Tamil Nadu 

# Omalur

Omalur is a sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **494,355 people**, 8 towns and 90 villages (80 inhabited). The largest village is Desavilakku (19,188 people).

- 494,355people (2011)
- 90villages
- 8towns
- 66.3%literacy

## Population of Omalur compared with Salem

■ Omalur · ■ Salem district

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**916

Working population ****49.1%**

**48.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Omalur

Of every 100 households in Omalur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Omalur · ■ Salem district

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**54%

Tap water ****81%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**43%

Use banking services ****31%**

**39%

Television ****78%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****89%**

**77%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Omalur

- Tharamangalam30,222 people
- Omalur16,279 people
- Karuppur13,967 people
- Karukkalvadi12,052 people
- Kadayampatti11,390 people
- Kottagoundampatty7,891 people
- Vellakkalpatty5,475 people
- Kurukkupatti5,037 people

## Largest villages in Omalur

- Desavilakku · 19,188 people
- Kanjanayakanpatti · 15,611 people
- Muthunaickenpatti · 13,192 people
- Tumbipadi · 12,515 people
- Kamalapuram · 11,364 people
- Kongupatti · 10,400 people
- Pappambadi · 10,284 people
- Danishpet · 9,618 people
- Arurpatti · 9,228 people
- Pachanampatti · 8,211 people
- Kanavoipudur · 8,010 people
- Pagalpatti · 7,834 people
- Omalur · 7,756 people
- Thekkampatti · 7,679 people
- Semmandapatti · 7,618 people
- Chellapillaikuttai · 7,534 people

[All 90 villages in Omalur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/omalur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Omalur?90 (80 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Omalur in?Salem district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Omalur?494,355 (Census 2011)