# Ozhaiyur Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram 

# Ozhaiyur

Ozhaiyur is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603107**. The 2011 Census counted **888 people in 239 households**, the 50th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 888people (2011)
- 239households
- 69.7%literacy
- 603107PIN code

## Ozhaiyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ozhaiyur is 603107.** Ozhaiyur falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603107
- Gram panchayatOzhaiyur
- Community development blockUthiramerur
- Census village code629858

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

## How far is Ozhaiyur from nearby towns?

- Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)43 km by road
- Chengalpattu (nearest town)15 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 Ozhaiyur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Ozhaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rettamangalam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chengalpattu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uthiramerur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Ozhaiyur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 30% of the 300 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Ozhaiyur

Of every 100 households in Ozhaiyur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ozhaiyur · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**83%

Tap water ****79%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**72%

Use banking services ****75%**

**43%

Television ****78%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**25%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Ozhaiyur?

■ Ozhaiyur · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**951

Working population ****52.1%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 59.9% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (67%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 129 (28%) · **■** Marginal 17 (4%)

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 Uthiramerur

- Kunnavakkam955 people
- Porpandal941 people
- Peranakkavur926 people
- Kadalmangalam890 people
- Vichoor883 people
- Vayalur877 people
- Pullampakkam872 people
- Karumbakkam850 people

[All 116 villages in Uthiramerur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ozhaiyur?603107
- How far is Ozhaiyur from Kancheepuram?43 km by road
- What is the population of Ozhaiyur?888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ozhaiyur in?Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Ozhaiyur?69.7% (Census 2011)