Othakadai

Othakadai
Town
Othakadai Othakadai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9°57′21.0″N78°11′10.3″E / 9.955833°N 78.186194°E / 9.955833; 78.186194
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Elevation	160.22 m (525.66 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	12,185
Language
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	625023

Othakadai is a panchayat town in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[1] Othakadai had a population of 12,185. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Othakadai has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 70%. In Othakadai, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

It is part of the Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency). S. Venkatesan also known as Su. Venkatesan from CPI(M) is the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, after his election in the 2019 Indian general election. ^[2]

This area is in the Madurai West (state assembly constituency). ^[3]

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
2. "17th Lok Sabha Elections: Victorious Candidates of CPI(M)". People's Democracy. Communist Party of India (Marxist). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019. Su Venkatesan who contested from Madurai parliamentary constituency secured 4,47,075 (44 per cent) votes defeating his nearest rival (AIADMK candidate) by a margin of 1,34,119 votes.
3. "Public (Election) Department || Home" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.