# Urigam Village, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/urigam/ Village · Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri # Urigam Urigam is a village in Denkanikottai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635102**. The 2011 Census counted **3,756 people in 889 households**, the 34th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 3,756people (2011) - 889households - 44.7%literacy - 635102PIN code ## Urigam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Urigam is 635102.** Urigam falls in Denkanikottai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635102 - Gram panchayatUrigam - Community development blockThally - Census village code644086 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Urigam from nearby towns? - Denkanikottai (sub-district HQ)44 km by road - Krishnagiri (district HQ)120 km by road - Denkanikottai (nearest town)44 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 Urigam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Urigam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Anchetty - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Urigam known for? The main crops are **ragi, ground nut and gingely**. About 65% of the 1,256 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Urigam Of every 100 households in Urigam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Urigam · ■ Denkanikottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **90% Toilet within the home ****9%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **81% Tap water ****58%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **81% Use banking services ****40%** **33% Television ****82%** **79% Mobile phone ****35%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **12% Own their home ****90%** **92% 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 Urigam? ■ Urigam · ■ Denkanikottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.7%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **929 Working population ****61.9%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.2% for men and 35.8% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,562 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 489 (21%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 130 (6%) · **■** Marginal 139 (6%) 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 Denkanikottai - Nellur3,874 people - Kundumaranapalli3,867 people - Jowlagiri3,863 people - Bevunutham3,768 people - Kakkadasam3,748 people - Karandapalli3,678 people - Kalugundapalli3,640 people - Hosappuram3,561 people [All 118 villages in Denkanikottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Urigam?635102 - How far is Urigam from Krishnagiri?120 km by road - What is the population of Urigam?3,756 (Census 2011) - Which district is Urigam in?Krishnagiri district (Denkanikottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Urigam?44.7% (Census 2011)