# Othivilagam Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Othivilagam

Othivilagam is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603401**. The 2011 Census counted **910 people in 220 households**, the 70th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 910people (2011)
- 220households
- 64.3%literacy
- 603401PIN code

## Othivilagam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Othivilagam is 603401.** Othivilagam falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603401
- Gram panchayatChunampet
- Community development blockChithamur
- Census village code630253

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

## How far is Othivilagam from nearby towns?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road
- Edakalinadu (nearest town)8 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 Othivilagam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Othivilagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chunampet
- ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Othivilagam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and coconut**. About 36% of the 958 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Othivilagam

Of every 100 households in Othivilagam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Othivilagam · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**74%

Use banking services ****24%**

**37%

Television ****75%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Othivilagam?

■ Othivilagam · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**72.2%

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

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**935

Working population ****47.5%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 55.2% for women. 59% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (41%) · **■** Other work 245 (57%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Cheyyur

- Kannimangalam983 people
- Attupattukottaipunji951 people
- Pachambakkam950 people
- Ammanambakkam944 people
- Puoriampakkam901 people
- Palur840 people
- Sembur831 people
- Madavilagam828 people

[All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Othivilagam?603401
- How far is Othivilagam from Kancheepuram?60 km by road
- What is the population of Othivilagam?910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Othivilagam in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Othivilagam?64.3% (Census 2011)