# Devathur Village, Oddanchatram, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Oddanchatram, Dindigul 

# Devathur

Devathur is a village in Oddanchatram sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624614**. The 2011 Census counted **3,000 people in 890 households**, the 22nd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 3,000people (2011)
- 890households
- 70.5%literacy
- 624614PIN code

## Devathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Devathur is 624614.** Devathur falls in Oddanchatram sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624614
- Gram panchayatDevathur
- Community development blockThoppampatti
- Census village code635209

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

## How far is Devathur from nearby towns?

- Oddanchatram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)45 km by road
- Oddanchatram (nearest town)20 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 Devathur?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Devathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Palani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharapuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Devathur known for?

The main crops are **maize, ground nut and brinjal**. About 70% of the 1,478 hectares of village land is sown, and 560 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 Devathur

Of every 100 households in Devathur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Devathur · ■ Oddanchatram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**72%

Tap water ****62%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**49%

Use banking services ****57%**

**51%

Television ****85%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Devathur?

■ Devathur · ■ Oddanchatram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****748**

**913

Working population ****64.3%**

**63.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 59.0% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 878 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 592 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 266 (14%) · **■** Marginal 191 (10%)

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

- Kondarangi Keeranur3,127 people
- Lakkayankottai3,115 people
- Periyakottai3,078 people
- Kappilliapatti3,030 people
- Jawadupatti2,946 people
- Reddiapatti2,853 people
- Mandavadi2,847 people
- Veriyapur2,643 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Devathur?624614
- How far is Devathur from Dindigul?45 km by road
- What is the population of Devathur?3,000 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Devathur in?Dindigul district (Oddanchatram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Devathur?70.5% (Census 2011)
