Omalur Taluka - Salem District, Tamil Nadu

Omalur is an administrative taluka in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Omalur is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Tinnappatti, while the nearest airport is Salem Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 2.5 km.

The total area of the taluka is 666 km², including 615.96 km² rural area and 50.18 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 909 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Omalur Taluka

Omalur Taluka has a total of 74 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AlagusamudramRuralAlagusamudram
2AmarakundhiRuralAmaragundhi
3AnaikavundanpattiRuralKottagoundampatti
4AriyampattiRuralAriyampatti
5ArurpattiRuralArurpatti
6BalbakkiRuralBalbakki
7Bommiyampatti R.F.RuralBommiyampatti
8ChellapillaikuttaiRuralSellapillaikuttai
9ChikkampattiRuralSikkampatty
10Dasavilakku SouthRuralDesavilakku
11Desavilakku NorthRuralDuttampatti
12EllavampattiRuralElavampatti
13EttikuttapattiRuralEttikuttapatti
14GobinathapuramRuralS. Chettipatti
15Gundukkal R.F.RuralGundukkal
16IdaiyapattiRuralEdayapatti
17JagadevampattiRuralVellalapatti
18KadayampattiRuralUmblickampatti
19KamalapuramRuralKamalapuram
20Kaminaickanpatti.RuralThekkampatti
21Kanavoipudur R.F.RuralKanavaipudur
22Kaniyeri R.F.RuralKookuttapatti
23Karukkalvadi (Ct)RuralKarukkalvadi
24KaruppanampattiRuralU. Maramangalam
25KaruppurUrbanNot applicable
26Karuvattuparai R.F.RuralKookuttapatti
27KasuvireddipattiUrbanNot applicable
28KattaperiyampattiRuralU. Maramangalam
29KollappattiRuralGollapatti
30Kottagoundampatty (Ct)RuralKottagoundampatti
31KottamettupattiRuralKottamettupatti
32Kuduvampatti R.F.RuralThekkampatti
33KullamanickenpattiRuralKottamettupatti
34Kurukkupatti (Ct)RuralKurukkupatti
35Lokkur R.F.RuralKanavaipudur
36M.ChettipattiRuralM. Chettipatti
37MailapalaiyamRuralNaranampalayam
38MallikuttaiRuralMallikuttai
39Manakondamalai R.F.RuralNadupatti
40ManathalRuralManathal
41ManguppaiRuralManguppai
42MungilpadiRuralMoogilpadi
43MuthunaickenpattiRuralSemmankoodal
44NaranampalayamRuralNaranampalayam
45OmalurRuralKottamariammankoil
46PachanampattiRuralPachanampatti
47PagalpattiRuralPagalpatti
48PanikkanurRuralPanikkanur
49PanjakalipattiRuralU. Maramangalam
50Pannikaradu R.F.RuralThumbipadi
51PappambadiRuralPappampadi
52PeriyerippattiRuralPeriyeripatti
53PuliyampattiRuralPuliampatti
54Ramasamimalai R.F.RuralKongupatti
55RamireddipattiRuralRamireddipatti
56ReddipattiRuralPeriyeripatti
57SakkarachettipattiRuralS. Chettipatti
58SaminayakkanpattiRuralSaminaikenpatti
59SangitapattiRuralSangeethapatti
60SekkarapattiRuralEttikuttapatti
61SelavadiRuralSelavadai
62T.KonagapadiRuralT.Konagapadi
63T.MaramangalamRuralTholasampatti
64TharamangalamUrbanNot applicable
65ThathayangarpattiRuralThekkampatti
66ThekkampattiRuralThekkampatti
67TholasampattiRuralTholasampatti
68ThondumaniyamRuralPeriyeripatti
69TindamangalamRuralThindamangalam
70UmbilikamaramangalamRuralU. Maramangalam
71VedappattiRuralPeriyeripatti
72Vellakkalpatty (Ct)RuralVellakkalpatti
73VellalapattiRuralVellalapatti
74Yerimalai R.F.RuralKanavaipudur

Population of Omalur Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Omalur Taluka has a total population of 4,94,355 people, consisting of 2,58,922 males and 2,35,433 females. There are 1,25,462 households in the taluka with an average population density of 742 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population4,94,3553,92,0421,02,313
Male Population2,58,9222,06,00052,922
Female Population2,35,4331,86,04249,391
Total Households1,25,46299,92025,542
Population Density742 / km²636 / km²2,039 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 2,93,904 literate people and 51,202 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 90,446 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5,593 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)51,20240,90010,302
Literate Population2,93,9042,26,34567,559
Illiterate Population2,00,4511,65,69734,754
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population90,44671,94618,500
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population5,5935,445148

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.