# Oragadam Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/oragadam/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Oragadam Oragadam is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603109**. The 2011 Census counted **1,985 people in 516 households**, the 40th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,985people (2011) - 516households - 73.9%literacy - 603109PIN code ## Oragadam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Oragadam is 603109.** Oragadam falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603109 - Gram panchayatOragadam - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629534 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Oragadam from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)53 km by road - Tirukalukundram (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 Oragadam? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Oragadam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Tirukalukundram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 10 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 Oragadam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 35% of the 757 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Oragadam Of every 100 households in Oragadam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Oragadam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****12%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **60% Tap water ****86%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **48% Use banking services ****69%** **48% Television ****94%** **91% Mobile phone ****67%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****47%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****97%** **85% 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 Oragadam? ■ Oragadam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **969 Working population ****56.2%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 67.2% for women. 64% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 300 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (17%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 270 (24%) · **■** Marginal 319 (29%) 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 Chengalpattu - Alathur2,189 people - Kumizhi2,140 people - Venkatapuram2,137 people - Sirunkundram2,097 people - Vengadamangalam1,970 people - Mullipakkam1,926 people - Keerappakkam1,907 people - Hanumanthapuram1,902 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Oragadam?603109 - How far is Oragadam from Kancheepuram?53 km by road - What is the population of Oragadam?1,985 (Census 2011) - Which district is Oragadam in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Oragadam?73.9% (Census 2011)