# Oddapalayam Village, Bhavani, Erode (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhavani, Erode 

# Oddapalayam

Oddapalayam is a village in Bhavani sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638314**. The 2011 Census counted **3,796 people in 1,022 households**, the 27th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 3,796people (2011)
- 1,022households
- 58.8%literacy
- 638314PIN code

## Oddapalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Oddapalayam is 638314.** Oddapalayam falls in Bhavani sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638314
- Gram panchayatOddapalayam
- Community development blockAmmapet
- Census village code634862

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

## How far is Oddapalayam from nearby towns?

- Bhavani (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Erode (district HQ)35 km by road
- Olagadam (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 Oddapalayam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Olagadam
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Paruvachi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Anthiyur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Oddapalayam known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, cotton and ground nut**. About 84% of the 593 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Oddapalayam

Of every 100 households in Oddapalayam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Oddapalayam · ■ Bhavani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**68%

Tap water ****70%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**57%

Use banking services ****70%**

**49%

Television ****90%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Oddapalayam?

■ Oddapalayam · ■ Bhavani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**931

Working population ****59.9%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 47.4% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,485 (65%) · **■** Household industry 186 (8%) · **■** Other work 370 (16%) · **■** Marginal 49 (2%)

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 Bhavani

- Kannapalli5,958 people
- Oricheri5,726 people
- Punnam5,679 people
- Singampettai4,660 people
- Varadanallur3,626 people
- Moongilpatti3,555 people
- Boothapadi3,515 people
- Sankarapalayam3,369 people

[All 53 villages in Bhavani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/bhavani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Oddapalayam?638314
- How far is Oddapalayam from Erode?35 km by road
- What is the population of Oddapalayam?3,796 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Oddapalayam in?Erode district (Bhavani sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Oddapalayam?58.8% (Census 2011)