# Okkanadukeelayur Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur 

# Okkanadukeelayur

Okkanadukeelayur is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614625**. The 2011 Census counted **2,740 people in 681 households**, the 26th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 2,740people (2011)
- 681households
- 68.8%literacy
- 614625PIN code

## Okkanadukeelayur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Okkanadukeelayur is 614625.** Okkanadukeelayur falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614625
- Gram panchayatOkkanadukeelayur
- Community development blockOrathanadu
- Census village code638873

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

## How far is Okkanadukeelayur from nearby towns?

- Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Orathanadu (nearest town)9 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 Okkanadukeelayur?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Okkanadukeelayur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub 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

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thenamanadu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Okkanadukeelayur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and tapioca**. Products made here include rice and coir. About 65% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 335 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 Okkanadukeelayur

Of every 100 households in Okkanadukeelayur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Okkanadukeelayur · ■ Orathanadu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**79%

Tap water ****99%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****38%**

**41%

Television ****98%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Okkanadukeelayur?

■ Okkanadukeelayur · ■ Orathanadu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**954

Working population ****54.3%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 58.7% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 666 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 648 (44%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Other work 112 (8%) · **■** Marginal 27 (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 Orathanadu

- Arasapattu2,866 people
- Okkanadumelayur2,762 people
- Vettuvakottai I2,749 people
- Kulamangalam2,748 people
- Kilamangalam2,718 people
- Tirumangalakottai Keelaiyur2,665 people
- Paruthikottai2,571 people
- Tirumangalakottai Melaiyur2,479 people

[All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Okkanadukeelayur?614625
- How far is Okkanadukeelayur from Thanjavur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Okkanadukeelayur?2,740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Okkanadukeelayur in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Okkanadukeelayur?68.8% (Census 2011)
