# Odanthurai Village, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/mettupalayam/odanthurai/ Village · Mettupalayam, Coimbatore # Odanthurai Odanthurai is a village in Mettupalayam sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **641301**. The 2011 Census counted **5,399 people in 1,529 households**, the 14th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 5,399people (2011) - 1,529households - 71.3%literacy - 641301PIN code ## Odanthurai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Odanthurai is 641301.** Odanthurai falls in Mettupalayam sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code641301 - Gram panchayatOdanthurai - Community development blockKaramadai - Census village code644347 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Odanthurai from nearby towns? - Mettupalayam (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)42 km by road - Mettupalayam (nearest town)2 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Odanthurai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Odanthurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mettupalayam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mettupalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Periyanaicken Palayam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Odanthurai known for? The main crops are **mustard seeds, coconut and banana**. Products made here include jam factory and leather polishing powder. About 46% of the 1,200 hectares of village land is sown, and 536 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Odanthurai Of every 100 households in Odanthurai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Odanthurai · ■ Mettupalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **91% Toilet within the home ****55%** **35% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **61% Tap water ****95%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **44% Use banking services ****36%** **43% Television ****79%** **86% Mobile phone ****54%** **64% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****25%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****69%** **81% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Odanthurai? ■ Odanthurai · ■ Mettupalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1090** **997 Working population ****50.2%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 64.8% for women. 63% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 77 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 958 (35%) · **■** Household industry 83 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,396 (52%) · **■** Marginal 195 (7%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Mettupalayam - Velliangadu7,451 people - Tholampalayam6,574 people - Kemmarampalayam6,405 people - Kalampalayam5,488 people - Muduthurai4,394 people - Chinnakallipatti3,858 people - Nellithurai2,368 people - Nellithurai and Sundapatti R.F150 people [All 30 villages in Mettupalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/mettupalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Odanthurai?641301 - How far is Odanthurai from Coimbatore?42 km by road - What is the population of Odanthurai?5,399 (Census 2011) - Which district is Odanthurai in?Coimbatore district (Mettupalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Odanthurai?71.3% (Census 2011)