# Orakkadu Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/orakkadu/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Orakkadu Orakkadu is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600067**. The 2011 Census counted **1,610 people in 421 households**, the 45th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,610people (2011) - 421households - 77.9%literacy - 600067PIN code ## Orakkadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Orakkadu is 600067.** Orakkadu falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600067 - Gram panchayatOrakkadu - Community development blockSholavaram - Census village code628749 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Orakkadu from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)35 km by road - Ponneri (nearest town)15 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 Orakkadu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Orakkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sholavaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sholavaram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Orakkadu known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 42% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Orakkadu Of every 100 households in Orakkadu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Orakkadu · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **96% Toilet within the home ****17%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **62% Tap water ****95%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **49% Use banking services ****51%** **36% Television ****84%** **92% Mobile phone ****58%** **64% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****31%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **4% Own their home ****95%** **89% 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 Orakkadu? ■ Orakkadu · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794** **964 Working population ****48.1%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 71.9% for women. 61% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 297 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (19%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 227 (29%) · **■** Marginal 97 (13%) 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 Ponneri - Arumandai1,669 people - New Erumaivettipalayam1,654 people - Kaniambakkam1,651 people - Vanjivakkam1,615 people - Velur1,498 people - Old Erumaivettipalayam1,456 people - Vidathandalam1,407 people - Thirunilai1,373 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Orakkadu?600067 - How far is Orakkadu from Thiruvallur?35 km by road - What is the population of Orakkadu?1,610 (Census 2011) - Which district is Orakkadu in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Orakkadu?77.9% (Census 2011)