# Athicombai Village, Oddanchatram, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Oddanchatram, Dindigul 

# Athicombai

Athicombai is a village in Oddanchatram sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624619**. The 2011 Census counted **4,173 people in 1,215 households**, the 11th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 4,173people (2011)
- 1,215households
- 74.3%literacy
- 624619PIN code

## Athicombai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Athicombai is 624619.** Athicombai falls in Oddanchatram sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624619
- Gram panchayatAthicombai
- Community development blockOttanchattiram
- Census village code635225

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Athicombai from nearby towns?

- Oddanchatram (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)30 km by road
- Oddanchatram (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 Athicombai?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Athicombai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Oddanchatram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambilikai
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Oddanchatram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Athicombai known for?

The main crops are **corn, onion and drum stick**. Products made here include rope. About 54% of the 584 hectares of village land is sown, and 254 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 Athicombai

Of every 100 households in Athicombai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Athicombai · ■ Oddanchatram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**72%

Tap water ****56%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**49%

Use banking services ****64%**

**51%

Television ****93%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 Athicombai?

■ Athicombai · ■ Oddanchatram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**913

Working population ****57.5%**

**63.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 67.0% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 499 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 517 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1,315 (55%)

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

- Puliyamarathukottai4,740 people
- Odaipatty4,348 people
- Porulur4,302 people
- Idayakottai4,222 people
- Vadagadu4,157 people
- Koothampoodi4,097 people
- Kariyampatti3,823 people
- Kedayurambu3,769 people

[All 56 villages in Oddanchatram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Athicombai?624619
- How far is Athicombai from Dindigul?30 km by road
- What is the population of Athicombai?4,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athicombai in?Dindigul district (Oddanchatram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Athicombai?74.3% (Census 2011)
