# Olavakkadu Village, Yercaud, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Olavakkadu

Olavakkadu is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636602**. The 2011 Census counted **124 people in 37 households**, the 54th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 124people (2011)
- 37households
- 36.9%literacy
- 636602PIN code

## Olavakkadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Olavakkadu is 636602.** Olavakkadu falls in Yercaud sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636602
- Gram panchayatSemmanatham
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634098

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

## How far is Olavakkadu from nearby towns?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)42 km by road
- Salem (nearest town)42 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 Olavakkadu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Olavakkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Semmanathan
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Yercaud
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salem
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Yercaud
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Olavakkadu known for?

The main crops are **coffee, orange and pepper**. About 87% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Olavakkadu

Of every 100 households in Olavakkadu in 2011, 69 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Olavakkadu · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****31%**

**32%

Television ****89%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**11%

Own their home ****86%**

**90%

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 Olavakkadu?

■ Olavakkadu · ■ Yercaud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.9%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**889

Working population ****66.9%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.6% for men and 29.1% for women. 69% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (96%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Yercaud

- Veppadi221 people
- Mangalam166 people
- Kumbipodi147 people
- Maruthur131 people
- Arasamanathur77 people
- Elavadi43 people
- Solambadi42 people
- Aramanaikadu40 people

[All 86 villages in Yercaud](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/yercaud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Olavakkadu?636602
- How far is Olavakkadu from Salem?42 km by road
- What is the population of Olavakkadu?124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Olavakkadu in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Olavakkadu?36.9% (Census 2011)