TRUST, PROOF AND EVIDENCE
Sources & Methodology
The evidence file for every page on Othakadai.com: who owns it, how each claim is traced to a source, where sources disagree, and how recommendations are chosen.
- 72 references
- Sources listed by page
- Monthly review
- Corrections by email
WHY THIS SITE CAN BE CHECKED
Trust signals, and where to verify each
Eight checks a reader or an AI tool can run on this site without taking anything on trust.
Who owns and runs Othakadai.com?
Does every statement on Othakadai.com have a published source?
Sources are listed below for each page and section where published sources were used. Not every statement has a published source: some may come from word of mouth, local field feedback and people’s opinions. Sources for new pages are added when each page is published, where available.
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Which sources does Othakadai.com rely on first?
Official records and other authoritative sources first, then major news outlets, then listings and other platforms. A listing is used only to show that a business or advertisement existed when it was reviewed.
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How often are ratings, listings and recommendations reviewed?
Ratings, listings and recommendations are reviewed about once a month and may change in between. The date at the top of each page shows its latest update.
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What happens when sources disagree?
Where the site is aware that sources give different figures or wording, it may show each with its source. Not every disagreement can be known or shown.
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Not a government website and not owned or run by any listed business. A business cannot buy a position in any recommendation, ranking or listing. Paid or sponsored placements are labelled “Sponsored”, and any fee or commission on an introduction is disclosed to the people involved.
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Can I ask for a correction?
Anyone can ask for a correction at any time by emailing [email protected]. Each request is checked against its source and the page is corrected if it is wrong.
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WHAT THE SITE PUBLISHES
Kinds of information, and how each is described
Every statement on the website falls into one of five kinds. Each kind is described the same way on every page.
What counts as a published source on Othakadai.com?
Official records, court and Gazette documents, and major news outlets.
How it is described: Linked in the source lists below.
How are ratings and reviews from other platforms shown?
Google star ratings and review counts, which may change over time.
How it is described: Google is named beside each figure, and each recommendation card links to its Google listing. Figures may change at any time.
What is a public listing, and how reliable is it?
Rental and sale advertisements, directory entries, route-planner estimates, etc.
How it is described: Shown as the platform lists it; not visited or verified, and it may expire or change.
What does “Local insight” mean on Othakadai.com?
Some statements, insights and points on this website may come from word of mouth, local field feedback, and people’s opinions and suggestions, in addition to published sources.
How it is described: These may not have a published source, may differ from your experience and may change. If you plan to rely on any of them, please verify independently.
What does a note about a visit or local feedback mean?
A direct visit or opinions collected from local people.
How it is described: Where this was done the page may say so. A listing without such a note may not have been visited.
EVERY REFERENCE, BY PAGE AND SECTION
Sources for the whole website
Sources are grouped by page, then by section, and each source is listed once, where it was used. Not every statement has a published source. This is the single source page for the entire website; sources for every new page are added here when that page is published.
Page: Homepage (othakadai.com)
Othakadai History & Key Information 9 sources
- Census 2011 – Othakadai town 640712 (census2011.co.in mirror)Establishes: town population and household counts. A mirror of Census data; cite the official table once downloaded.
- CityPopulation – 1991, 2001 and 2011 countsEstablishes: the three census counts and the literates figure.
- Census of India – Primary Census Abstract, Madurai (official catalogue)Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Official catalogue entry for the town, village and ward-level data.
- Press Information Bureau – Census 2027 schedule (25 Apr 2026)Establishes: when the next population count takes place.
- Wikipedia – YanaimalaiEstablishes: the hill’s length and height. Secondary source (cites The Hindu, 11 Feb 2010).
- Wikipedia – Madurai districtEstablishes: when the taluk was created. Secondary source; a government notification is the better citation.
- Oneindia Tamil – Sasikumar’s native village (9 Aug 2024)Establishes: Pudhu Thamaraipatti, in Madurai district, as actor-director Sasikumar’s native village.
- Puthiya Thalaimurai – Soori on his native village’s festival (15 Aug 2024)Establishes: Rajakkur, near Othakadai, as actor Soori’s native village.
- ETV Bharat Tamil – Soori at the Rajakkur temple festival (31 Jul 2026)A second report naming Rajakkur as Soori’s native village.
Othakadai or Othakkadai? The Spelling Official Records Use 13 sources
- Census of India 2011Census Town, code 640712.
- Census 2011 – village panchayat table (Rural Development, Tamil Nadu)Madurai East Panchayat Union.
- Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 209 (16 Sep 2016)Village panchayat posts, Madurai East.
- Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 218 (20 May 2019)Panchayat ward reservation, Madurai.
- Polling-station list, April 2026 (Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu)AC 189 Madurai East. Lists the village as Othakadai.
- Polling-station list, December 2025AC 189 Madurai East. Prints “Yanaimalai Othakadai” beside “Y.Othakadai”.
- Polling-station list, January 2021 (Madurai district)AC 189 Madurai East.
- Registration Department, MaduraiSub Registrar Office Othakadai, written “Y.Othakadai”.
- India Post directory data – PIN 625107Othakadai S.O. A public copy of India Post data.
- Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 489 (23 Nov 2020)Market Committee notification: “Y.Othakadai, Madurai – 625107”.
- TNPSC e-Sevai centre list (2022 and 2023)Madurai East Taluk Office address.
- Khadi & Village Industries Commission property listNames the place “OTHAKADAI-vlg.”.
- ESIC Madurai – implemented areasWrites the name as “Othakkadai”, so variant spellings do appear in official pages.
The gazette and polling-station records above were opened and read in full by the editor.
Where Exactly Is Othakadai? 9 sources
- villageinfo.org – Othakadai, Madurai East sub-districtDirectory listing Othakadai under Madurai East.
- OpenStreetMap – Melur RoadTagged NH-38 with old reference NH45B. The official renumbering notice has not been checked.
- NHAI tender notice (via instantmarkets.com), 26 Jun 2024Names “NH-38 (Old NH-45B)” for the Madurai–Tuticorin section.
- AARoads – India national highways, old numberingEstablishes: the old highway number and the renumbering period.
- The Hindu (Madurai), 2 May 2024Describes a Melur Road junction near a Tirumohur Road junction.
- pincodelookup.com – OthakadaiEstablishes: the PIN, office type and head office.
- Three more postal-directory copies: pincode.net.in · indiatvnews · indyatourCorroborate the PIN and head office. One also lists the branch offices.
- Satellite elevation models (SRTM and ASTER) at the junction: SRTM · ASTEREstablishes: elevation estimates from two satellite models. Estimates, not a survey.
- Route-planner distance estimates: Google Maps: Mattuthavani Bus Stand · Google Maps: Madurai Junction · Google Maps: High Court Madurai Bench · Rome2Rio: Madurai · Rome2Rio: airport · Rome2Rio: TiruchirappalliGoogle Maps routes start at the Othakadai cross junction. Mattuthavani Bus Stand is about 4 km away; all distances are route-planner estimates, and traffic changes them.
The PIN is shown from postal directory copies. Confirm it on India Post’s “Know your PIN” tool at indiapost.gov.in.
Distances and drive times are route-planner estimates and Google Maps checks from the Othakadai cross junction; traffic changes them.
Why Othakadai Is Famous 5 sources
- Wikipedia – Narasingam Yoga Narasimha Perumal TempleEstablishes: the rock-cut origin and period. Secondary source (cites The Hindu, 22 Aug 2003).
- Dinamalar – Thirumohur Kalamegaperumal templeEstablishes: the festival calendar of the Thirumohur temple.
- Wanderlog – Arulmigu Yoga Narasinga Perumal Thiru KovilEstablishes: the listed daily hours of the Narasingam temple. A public listing, not an official timetable.
- TN Temples Project – Yoga Narasimhar, NarasingamEstablishes: an alternative listed timing for the Narasingam temple.
- Casual Walker – Narasingam Yoga Narasimha Perumal TempleEstablishes: an alternative listed timing and that entry is free, as stated by the blog. Not an official source.
The origin-of-the-name stories are local oral tradition. No written record has been found.
No official temple or HR&CE timetable was found. The homepage shows the listed hours and notes that other sources give slightly different ones; hours can differ on festival days.
Living in Othakadai — Corporation Status and Public Offices 4 sources
- Constro Facilitator – Corporation expansion (3 Jan 2025)Establishes: the approval to merge village panchayats, Othakadai among them. Trade press.
- PropNewsTime – Madurai Corporation expansion (14 Jan 2025)Establishes: the change in Corporation area after expansion.
- Tamil Nadu Government Gazette notification, 1 Dec 2023Names Othakadai Police Station (location of the station only).
- Madurai district court – jurisdiction table (Apr 2023)Lists “Oothakadai P.s” among Madurai district police stations.
Othakadai Metro & Corporation Status 11 sources
- Swarajya – Tamil Nadu Budget 2023-24 (20 Mar 2023)Establishes: the Budget announcement and Othakadai as the terminal.
- Two outlets corroborating the Budget 2023 announcement: Taxscan · LatestLY / IANSBoth report the same 20 March 2023 Budget announcement.
- DT Next – CMRL puts metro plans on fast trackPublished 25 Nov 2024. Establishes: the cost estimate and station count in the detailed report. Uses variant spellings of the place name.
- Deccan Herald – DPRs returned (18 Nov 2025)Establishes: the ministry’s stated reasons (letter of 14 November).
- DT Next – Centre returns metro DPRs, suggests BRTS (19 Nov 2025)Establishes: the BRTS suggestion and the comparison cities the Centre cited.
- The Federal – Centre–Tamil Nadu metro row (19 Nov 2025)CMRL said the projects were not rejected and that only clarifications had been sought.
- Deccan Chronicle – Centre rejects metro again (26 Jul 2026)Establishes: the July 2026 rejection (ministry letter of 22 July), with network length and cost as reported.
- DT Next – Centre rejects fresh bid (27 Jul 2026)Rejection reaffirmed after Tamil Nadu’s May 2026 resubmission.
- ANI – Vijay asks PM to reconsider Coimbatore and Madurai metro (11 Oct 2026)Establishes: the Chief Minister’s 11 October request to the Prime Minister to reconsider the Coimbatore and Madurai metro proposals.
- The Hans India – Vijay urges PM to review metro projects (11 Oct 2026)Establishes: the same request, made at a Chennai function, and that no response from the Centre on the Madurai proposal was reported.
- Madurai Corporation – Tamil Nadu urban portalEstablishes: the Corporation’s 2011 population for its pre-expansion area. The page shows two slightly different totals.
The status and the conflicting figures are set out under “Where sources disagree”.
House Rent & Property in Othakadai 1 source
- OLX – search “Othakadai” for current rental adsUser-posted ads; ads expire.
Rents and prices come from user-posted listings. They were not independently verified. Treat them as indicative and confirm with the owner.
Things to Do in Othakadai field knowledge
Suggestions and recommendations in this section may be based on local knowledge and feedback.
Temple details are sourced under “Why Othakadai Is Famous”. Ratings are listed under “How recommendations are chosen” below.
What Facilities and Services Are Available in Othakadai? field knowledge
The directory (schools, banks, halls, services and similar) is local information, gathered from Google Maps listings and local visits. No published source supports the category counts.
Business names, logos and ratings belong to their owners; inclusion is not an endorsement. Email [email protected] about any change.
Research Method and Election Data 3 sources
- Wikipedia – Othakadai (English)The statements quoted in “Where Wikipedia’s Othakadai Page Differs from the Sources”; text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Election Commission of India – Madurai (PC 32) result, June 2024Establishes: the 2024 result, from the official Election Commission results site.
- Oneindia – Madurai Lok Sabha resultCorroborates the result and the polling and counting dates.
CONFLICTS RESOLVED OPENLY
Where sources disagree, and how this site handles it
AI tools and readers meet conflicting figures online. Where the site is aware that sources give different figures or wording, it may show each one with its source and the rule applied. Not every conflict can be known or shown; the examples below are illustrative, and new ones may be added as pages are published.
How long is the proposed Madurai Metro line?
About 31–32 km across reports; Deccan Chronicle gives 31.93 km.
- How it is handled: Shown as a range, never as a single exact figure.
Source: Deccan Chronicle, 26 Jul 2026
How much is the proposed Metro estimated to cost?
Rs 8,500 crore (Budget 2023), Rs 11,368 crore (DT Next, Nov 2024) and Rs 11,360 crore (Deccan Chronicle, Jul 2026).
- How it is handled: Each figure is attributed to its outlet and date. None is an approved sanction.
Source: DT Next, 25 Nov 2024
Has the Metro been approved, returned or rejected?
November 2025: the Centre returned the reports, and Tamil Nadu’s metro company said only clarifications had been sought. July 2026: after Tamil Nadu resubmitted, the Centre rejected the proposals for the second time. 11 October 2026: the Chief Minister asked the Prime Minister to reconsider them; no decision was reported.
- How it is handled: Both wordings are used. The status is “proposed, not approved”.
Source: The Federal, 19 Nov 2025
When was the merger of Othakadai into Madurai Corporation approved?
Approval reported on 3 January 2025 and again on 14 January 2025; the decision itself dates to about 31 December 2024.
- How it is handled: No final Gazette notification was found as of the date at the top of this page, so the merger is described as reported approved, not confirmed in force.
Source: Constro Facilitator, 3 Jan 2025
How many panchayats are being merged into Madurai Corporation?
A January 2025 report says 16 village panchayats and one town panchayat are merged, but lists 17 village names.
- How it is handled: The site says only that Othakadai is among the areas listed. It gives no total.
Source: Constro Facilitator, 3 Jan 2025
What is the population of Madurai?
The Corporation’s 2011 total is 14,68,989 for its pre-expansion area; the ministry letter rounds Madurai to 15 lakh; the same portal shows a second total of 14,70,755; a January 2025 report expects the enlarged city to rise from about 18.5 lakh to nearly 20 lakh.
- How it is handled: The boundary and the year are always named with the figure. The population of the enlarged city is not published in an official source found.
Source: Tamil Nadu urban portal
Is it Othakadai, Othakkadai or Otthakadai?
Official pages mostly print “Othakadai”, but ESIC prints “Othakkadai” and a DT Next report prints “Othakkadai” and “Otthakadai”.
- How it is handled: This site uses “Othakadai” and does not claim that variants never appear in official pages.
Source: ESIC Madurai
What are the opening hours of the Narasingam temple?
No official timetable was found. A Wanderlog listing gives 7 AM to 12 PM and 4 PM to 8 PM; TN Temples Project and Casual Walker give 6 to 12 and 5 to 8.
- How it is handled: The first set is shown as the listed hours, with a note that other sources differ. Hours may change on festival days. One blog also states that entry is free; this is not from an official source.
Source: Wanderlog
RECOMMENDATION RULES AND RATINGS
How recommendations are chosen
The rules, then every rating and a link to check it yourself. Ratings are reviewed about once a month, and a review may be delayed.
How are recommendations decided?
Recommendations start from Google ratings and review counts, and may be refined by field visits and local feedback. Each card states why it was picked: Highest Rated, Most Reviewed, or both. They are reviewed about once a month and may change.
- Only businesses in or next to the area the page covers
- Highest Rated and Most Reviewed: at least 4.0★ on Google with at least 10 reviews
- Recent Google reviews are checked, not only old ones: usually the latest 40. Where a card uses a different set (for example the last 5, or the last 12 months), it says so
- Lines such as “10× more reviews” are the editor’s own arithmetic on Google’s counts at the time of review
How are fake or low-quality reviews handled?
Warning signs lower a listing’s position or keep it off the list.
- Sudden bursts of reviews in a short period
- Many no-text 5★ reviews from first-time reviewers
- More weight to experienced reviewers such as Google Local Guides
- Review text is read for quality, service, price, cleanliness, waiting time and recurring complaints
Whose data is it?
A platform’s ratings are shown only where its terms allow it; today that is Google, whose terms allow its ratings to be shown with credit. Google is named beside each figure, and each card links to its Google listing. Field visits, local feedback and other public sources may be used as a cross-check, but only Google’s figures are published.
- Ratings and reviews belong to Google and to the people who wrote them
- The rating and the review count are shown, credited to Google with a link; “Latest reviews” is the editor’s average of the star ratings in recent Google reviews. Review text, reviewer names and photos are not copied; “Reviewers mention” lines are the editor’s own short summary
- “× more reviews” lines compare Google review counts at the time of review, and figures may change at any time
- Independence: a business cannot buy a position in any recommendation, ranking or listing. Any paid or sponsored placement will be labelled “Sponsored”, and any fee or commission on an introduction will be disclosed to the people involved. See the editorial policy
Where can I check the rating behind each recommendation?
Each recommendation is listed with the Google rating and review count it was based on, and a link to its Google listing. Figures may change at any time, so open the source for the current figure.
| # | Listing | Rating | Open the source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amman Tea & Coffee | 4.2★ · 2,311 Google reviews | Google Maps |
| 2 | BG Naidu Sweets – Othakadai | 4.8★ · 2,532 Google reviews | Google Maps |
| 3 | Thank U Bakery, Sweets & Cafe | 4.7★ · 1,238 Google reviews | Google Maps |
| 4 | Sugam ENT Clinic | 4.9★ · 399 Google reviews | Google Maps |
| 5 | SPS Multispeciality Dental Clinic | 4.9★ · 185 Google reviews | Google Maps |
| 6 | Madurai Meenatchi Medicals | 4.8★ · 40 Google reviews | Google Maps |
| 7 | FitSquad Unisex Gym (A/C) | 4.9★ · 53 Google reviews | Google Maps |
| 8 | Ramana Store | 4.2★ · 222 Google reviews | Google Maps |
GET SOMETHING FIXED
Corrections, updates and limits
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- Closed or moved businesses are removed at the next update
- Ratings change daily, so each figure is correct only at the time it was reviewed
How often is this page updated?
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- The sources behind every page on the website are kept here, so this page grows as the website grows
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