# Othaialangulam Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Madurai South, Madurai 

# Othaialangulam

Othaialangulam is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625022**. The 2011 Census counted **1,282 people in 339 households**, the 32nd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,282people (2011)
- 339households
- 64.7%literacy
- 625022PIN code

## Othaialangulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Othaialangulam is 625022.** Othaialangulam falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625022
- Gram panchayatOthaialangulam
- Community development blockThiruparankundram
- Census village code641056

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

## How far is Othaialangulam from nearby towns?

- Madurai South (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)20 km by road
- Avaniapuram (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 Othaialangulam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Othaialangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Periya Alangulam
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Perungudi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Perungudi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Avaniapuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Othaialangulam known for?

The main crops are **jasmine and paddy**. About 39% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Othaialangulam

Of every 100 households in Othaialangulam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Othaialangulam · ■ Madurai South rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**64%

Tap water ****74%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**47%

Use banking services ****88%**

**50%

Television ****88%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**77%

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 Othaialangulam?

■ Othaialangulam · ■ Madurai South rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**962

Working population ****54.4%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 47.3% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (39%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 271 (39%) · **■** Marginal 33 (5%)

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 Madurai South

- Pappanodai1,503 people
- Viradhanur1,442 people
- Erkudi1,435 people
- Kombadi1,344 people
- Nedungulam1,022 people
- Tattanur982 people
- Kallambal941 people
- Kusavankundu812 people

[All 50 villages in Madurai South](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Othaialangulam?625022
- How far is Othaialangulam from Madurai?20 km by road
- What is the population of Othaialangulam?1,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Othaialangulam in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Othaialangulam?64.7% (Census 2011)