# Okkur Village, Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/avudayarkoil/okkur/ Village · Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai # Okkur Okkur is a village in Avudayarkoil sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,246 people in 339 households**, the 25th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 1,246people (2011) - 339households - 78.8%literacy - 622204PIN code ## Okkur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Okkur is 622204.** Okkur falls in Avudayarkoil sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622204 - Gram panchayatOkkur - Community development blockAvudayarkoil - Census village code639909 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Okkur from nearby towns? - Avudayarkoil (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)55 km by road - Aranthangi (nearest town)23 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 Okkur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Okkur; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Avadiyar Kovil - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Okkur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 445 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Okkur Of every 100 households in Okkur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Okkur · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **89% Toilet within the home ****31%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **80% Tap water ****66%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **83% Use banking services ****48%** **50% Television ****97%** **82% Mobile phone ****67%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **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 Okkur? ■ Okkur · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808** **978 Working population ****54.0%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 71.7% for women. 68% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 509 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 124 (18%) · **■** Marginal 21 (3%) 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 Avudayarkoil - Paraiyattur1,363 people - Kurungalur1,352 people - Sattiyakkudi1,309 people - Esamangalam1,298 people - Veliyattur1,206 people - Tiyattur1,180 people - Kumulur1,122 people - Pallivayal1,054 people [All 96 villages in Avudayarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/avudayarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Okkur?622204 - How far is Okkur from Pudukkottai?55 km by road - What is the population of Okkur?1,246 (Census 2011) - Which district is Okkur in?Pudukkottai district (Avudayarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Okkur?78.8% (Census 2011)