# Ottimedu Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/ottimedu/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Ottimedu Ottimedu is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,120 people in 293 households**, the 124th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,120people (2011) - 293households - 80.3%literacy - 606103PIN code ## Ottimedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ottimedu is 606103.** Ottimedu falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606103 - Gram panchayatPerundurai - Community development blockKammapuram - Census village code637218 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ottimedu from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)72 km by road - Srimushnam (nearest town)7 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 Ottimedu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ottimedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kammapuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Srimushnam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Velayamadevi Kilpathi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Ottimedu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 89% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Ottimedu Of every 100 households in Ottimedu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ottimedu · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **79% Use banking services ****42%** **54% Television ****97%** **87% Mobile phone ****50%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Ottimedu? ■ Ottimedu · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****646** **852 Working population ****43.6%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 72.1% for women. 61% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 245 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (35%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (12%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%) 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 Virudhachalam - Sembalakkurichi1,206 people - Padukalanatham1,165 people - Kokothanur1,153 people - Peruvarappur1,150 people - Nemam1,095 people - U.Kulapakkam1,085 people - Kattiyanallur1,079 people - Kachchiperumanatham1,068 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ottimedu?606103 - How far is Ottimedu from Cuddalore?72 km by road - What is the population of Ottimedu?1,120 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ottimedu in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ottimedu?80.3% (Census 2011)