# Ottiambakkam Village, Sholinganallur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sholinganallur/ottiambakkam/ Village · Sholinganallur, Kancheepuram # Ottiambakkam Ottiambakkam is a village in Sholinganallur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600126**. The 2011 Census counted **2,129 people in 549 households**, the 5th largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 2,129people (2011) - 549households - 80.1%literacy - 600126PIN code ## Ottiambakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ottiambakkam is 600126.** Ottiambakkam falls in Sholinganallur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600126 - Gram panchayatOttiambakkam - Community development blockSt. Thomas Mount - Census village code629377 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ottiambakkam from nearby towns? - Sholinganallur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)61 km by road - Sholinganallur (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 Ottiambakkam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ottiambakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sittalapakkam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Medavakkam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pallavaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Ottiambakkam known for? About 35% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Ottiambakkam Of every 100 households in Ottiambakkam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Ottiambakkam · ■ Sholinganallur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****50%** **84% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **16% Tap water ****88%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%** **10% Use banking services ****30%** **43% Television ****89%** **85% Mobile phone ****82%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **5% Two-wheeler ****40%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****82%** **69% 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 Ottiambakkam? ■ Ottiambakkam · ■ Sholinganallur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925** **946 Working population ****38.1%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 73.6% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 62 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (16%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 390 (48%) · **■** Marginal 207 (26%) 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 Sholinganallur - Semmanjeri29,751 people - Perumbakkam18,890 people - Sittalapakkam13,542 people - Uthandi5,037 people - Arasankalani1,092 people [All 6 villages in Sholinganallur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sholinganallur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ottiambakkam?600126 - How far is Ottiambakkam from Kancheepuram?61 km by road - What is the population of Ottiambakkam?2,129 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ottiambakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Sholinganallur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ottiambakkam?80.1% (Census 2011)