# Poosaripatti Village, Oddanchatram, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/poosaripatti/ Village · Oddanchatram, Dindigul # Poosaripatti Poosaripatti is a village in Oddanchatram sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624616**. The 2011 Census counted **1,898 people in 549 households**, the 34th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 1,898people (2011) - 549households - 67.6%literacy - 624616PIN code ## Poosaripatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poosaripatti is 624616.** Poosaripatti falls in Oddanchatram sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624616 - Gram panchayatPoosaripatti - Community development blockThoppampatti - Census village code635179 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poosaripatti from nearby towns? - Oddanchatram (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)55 km by road - Dharapuram (nearest town)16 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 Poosaripatti? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Poosaripatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Markampatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Dharapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharapuram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Poosaripatti known for? The main crops are **corn, ground nut and millet**. About 37% of the 853 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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 Poosaripatti Of every 100 households in Poosaripatti in 2011, 87 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Poosaripatti · ■ Oddanchatram rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **89% Toilet within the home ****8%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **72% Tap water ****75%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **49% Use banking services ****55%** **51% Television ****84%** **84% Mobile phone ****72%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****48%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****87%** **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 Poosaripatti? ■ Poosaripatti · ■ Oddanchatram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211** **913 Working population ****63.9%** **63.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 56.7% for women. 70% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 555 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 386 (32%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 187 (15%) · **■** Marginal 77 (6%) 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 - Kaveriyammapatti2,097 people - Jogipatti2,078 people - I.Vadipatti2,003 people - Chinnakkampatti1,964 people - Sindaiapatti1,895 people - Sikkamanaickenpatti1,870 people - Kollapatti1,796 people - Kalanjipatti1,750 people [All 56 villages in Oddanchatram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poosaripatti?624616 - How far is Poosaripatti from Dindigul?55 km by road - What is the population of Poosaripatti?1,898 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poosaripatti in?Dindigul district (Oddanchatram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poosaripatti?67.6% (Census 2011)