# Obasamudram Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur 

# Obasamudram

Obasamudram is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601201**. The 2011 Census counted **3,127 people in 866 households**, the 17th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 3,127people (2011)
- 866households
- 56.6%literacy
- 601201PIN code

## Obasamudram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Obasamudram is 601201.** Obasamudram falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601201
- Gram panchayatObasamudram
- Community development blockGummidipoondi
- Census village code628558

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

## How far is Obasamudram from nearby towns?

- Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Gummidipoondi (nearest town)12 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 Obasamudram?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Obasamudram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sunnambukkulam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Obasamudram known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Obasamudram

Of every 100 households in Obasamudram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Obasamudram · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**76%

Tap water ****99%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**60%

Use banking services ****4%**

**38%

Television ****89%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**25%

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

**2%

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

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Obasamudram?

■ Obasamudram · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066**

**965

Working population ****51.3%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 47.5% for women. 62% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 526 (33%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 852 (53%) · **■** Marginal 136 (8%)

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 Gummidipoondi

- Puduvoyal3,698 people
- Mukkarambakkam3,488 people
- Chinnaobulapuram3,412 people
- Thurapallam3,371 people
- Thervoy3,122 people
- Sunnambukkulam3,057 people
- Edur2,939 people
- Sanaputhur2,891 people

[All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Obasamudram?601201
- How far is Obasamudram from Thiruvallur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Obasamudram?3,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Obasamudram in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Obasamudram?56.6% (Census 2011)