# Osivakkam Village, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/osivakkam/ Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram # Osivakkam Osivakkam is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603405**. The 2011 Census counted **1,574 people in 394 households**, the 27th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 1,574people (2011) - 394households - 70.3%literacy - 603405PIN code ## Osivakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Osivakkam is 603405.** Osivakkam falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603405 - Gram panchayatMosivakkam - Community development blockTirukalukundram - Census village code629885 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Osivakkam from nearby towns? - Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)43 km by road - Chengalpattu (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 Osivakkam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Osivakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school5–10 km · P.V.Kalathur - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · P.V.Kalathur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 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)22 h summer · 22 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 Osivakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ragi and ground nut**. About 33% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Osivakkam Of every 100 households in Osivakkam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Osivakkam · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****9%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **71% Tap water ****53%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **63% Use banking services ****68%** **42% Television ****91%** **89% Mobile phone ****63%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **4% Two-wheeler ****49%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Osivakkam? ■ Osivakkam · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **955 Working population ****58.1%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 59.1% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 73 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (4%) · **■** Other work 269 (29%) · **■** Marginal 536 (59%) 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 Tirukalukundram - Nallathur - A1,684 people - Lattur1,681 people - Nallur1,628 people - Thathalur1,609 people - Pandur1,566 people - Keerapakkam1,530 people - Anoor1,521 people - Karmarapakkam1,490 people [All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Osivakkam?603405 - How far is Osivakkam from Kancheepuram?43 km by road - What is the population of Osivakkam?1,574 (Census 2011) - Which district is Osivakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Osivakkam?70.3% (Census 2011)