# Virupakshi Village, Oddanchatram, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/virupakshi/ Village · Oddanchatram, Dindigul # Virupakshi Virupakshi is a village in Oddanchatram sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624614**. The 2011 Census counted **6,123 people in 1,787 households**, the 3rd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 6,123people (2011) - 1,787households - 73.7%literacy - 624614PIN code ## Virupakshi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Virupakshi is 624614.** Virupakshi falls in Oddanchatram sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624614 - Gram panchayatVirupakshi - Community development blockOttanchattiram - Census village code635227 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Virupakshi from nearby towns? - Oddanchatram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)30 km by road - Oddanchatram (nearest town)5 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 Virupakshi? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Virupakshi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Oddanchatram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambilikai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Oddanchatram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 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 Virupakshi known for? The main crops are **coconut and sugarcane**. About 46% of the 1,350 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Virupakshi Of every 100 households in Virupakshi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Virupakshi · ■ Oddanchatram rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **89% Toilet within the home ****38%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **72% Tap water ****83%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **49% Use banking services ****44%** **51% Television ****80%** **84% Mobile phone ****74%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****78%** **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 Virupakshi? ■ Virupakshi · ■ Oddanchatram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **913 Working population ****53.5%** **63.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 64.5% for women. 65% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 517 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,228 (37%) · **■** Household industry 144 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,216 (37%) · **■** Marginal 170 (5%) 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 - Kallimandayam6,920 people - Chatrapatti6,441 people - Thangachiammapatti5,548 people - Puliyurnatham5,446 people - Manjanaickenpatti5,242 people - Puliyamarathukottai4,740 people [All 56 villages in Oddanchatram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Virupakshi?624614 - How far is Virupakshi from Dindigul?30 km by road - What is the population of Virupakshi?6,123 (Census 2011) - Which district is Virupakshi in?Dindigul district (Oddanchatram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Virupakshi?73.7% (Census 2011)