# Ozhugarai Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/ozhugarai/ Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram # Ozhugarai Ozhugarai is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631603**. The 2011 Census counted **1,240 people in 322 households**, the 35th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,240people (2011) - 322households - 62.9%literacy - 631603PIN code ## Ozhugarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ozhugarai is 631603.** Ozhugarai falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631603 - Gram panchayatOzhugarai - Community development blockUthiramerur - Census village code629752 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ozhugarai from nearby towns? - Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)25 km by road - Uthiramerur (nearest town)10 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 Ozhugarai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ozhugarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaliyampoondi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Uthiramerur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kannikulam - ○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 and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)22 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 Ozhugarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 29% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Ozhugarai Of every 100 households in Ozhugarai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ozhugarai · ■ Uthiramerur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****2%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **72% Use banking services ****42%** **43% Television ****87%** **85% Mobile phone ****52%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **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 Ozhugarai? ■ Ozhugarai · ■ Uthiramerur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1164** **951 Working population ****43.9%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 50.7% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 114 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 137 (25%) · **■** Marginal 152 (28%) 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 - Arasanimangalam1,314 people - Thandarai1,305 people - Edayambudur1,304 people - Hanumanthandalam1,278 people - Annadhur1,239 people - Karanai1,177 people - Pennalur1,139 people - Thinayampoondi1,103 people [All 116 villages in Uthiramerur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ozhugarai?631603 - How far is Ozhugarai from Kancheepuram?25 km by road - What is the population of Ozhugarai?1,240 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ozhugarai in?Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ozhugarai?62.9% (Census 2011)