Othakalmandapam is a suburb of Coimbatore city

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 in the India

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 of Tamil Nadu

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.Correct Name is Othakkalmandapam. Most of them called as O.K.Mandapam or O.K.M . It is lacated 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

Coimbatore Junction

Coimbatore Junction erstwhile Kovai junction, is the railway station located in heart of the city Coimbatore. The station code is CBE. It has 6 platforms. It is a Major Railway junction in South India and the second busiest railway station in Tamil Nadu in terms of passenger movement...

, Towards Pollachi

Pollachi

Pollachi is a taluk of Coimbatore Rural district of the Tamil Nadu state of India. It lies in the southern part of the Coimbatore city around 40 kilometres from downtown Coimbatore. This is the second largest town in the District after Corporation of Coimbatore. Owing to the proximity to the...

 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

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, 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.

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

10)Coimbatore MArine Engineering 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)