# Appanuthu Village, Oddanchatram, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/appanuthu/ Village · Oddanchatram, Dindigul # Appanuthu Appanuthu is a village in Oddanchatram sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624617**. The 2011 Census counted **952 people in 300 households**, the 52nd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 952people (2011) - 300households - 71.1%literacy - 624617PIN code ## Appanuthu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Appanuthu is 624617.** Appanuthu falls in Oddanchatram sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624617 - Gram panchayatAppanuthu - Community development blockThoppampatti - Census village code635176 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Appanuthu from nearby towns? - Oddanchatram (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)66 km by road - Keeranur (nearest town)12 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 Appanuthu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Appanuthu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Markampatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Palani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharapuram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Appanuthu known for? The main crops are **corn, ground nut and millet**. About 45% of the 766 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Appanuthu Of every 100 households in Appanuthu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Appanuthu · ■ Oddanchatram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **89% Toilet within the home ****8%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **72% Tap water ****43%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%** **49% Use banking services ****8%** **51% Television ****88%** **84% Mobile phone ****67%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****48%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **88% 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 Appanuthu? ■ Appanuthu · ■ Oddanchatram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1216** **913 Working population ****71.0%** **63.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 60.8% for women. 73% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 214 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 346 (51%) 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 Oddanchatram - Dasaripatti1,190 people - Pungamuthur1,165 people - Valayapatti1,141 people - Palappampatti1,091 people - Pottikampatti942 people - Kallupatti769 people - Navakani727 people - Appipalayam604 people [All 56 villages in Oddanchatram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Appanuthu?624617 - How far is Appanuthu from Dindigul?66 km by road - What is the population of Appanuthu?952 (Census 2011) - Which district is Appanuthu in?Dindigul district (Oddanchatram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Appanuthu?71.1% (Census 2011)