# Oddappai Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/oddappai/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Oddappai Oddappai is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602023**. The 2011 Census counted **1,438 people in 377 households**, the 36th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 1,438people (2011) - 377households - 72.6%literacy - 602023PIN code ## Oddappai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Oddappai is 602023.** Oddappai falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code602023 - Gram panchayatOddappai - Community development blockPoondi - Census village code628864 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Oddappai from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)12 km by road - Thiruvallur (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 Oddappai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Oddappai; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Poondi - ○Degree college10+ km · Thirupachur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Oddappai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and chilli**. About 35% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Oddappai Of every 100 households in Oddappai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Oddappai · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****17%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **73% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **64% Use banking services ****27%** **38% Television ****85%** **90% Mobile phone ****69%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Oddappai? ■ Oddappai · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **960 Working population ****36.2%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 62.2% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 156 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (39%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 151 (29%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%) 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 Uthukkottai - Ariapakkam1,596 people - Thandalam1,594 people - Panayancheri1,582 people - Akkarapakkam1,562 people - Nambakkam1,433 people - Puducheri1,419 people - Senjiagaram1,394 people - Vannankuppam1,390 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Oddappai?602023 - How far is Oddappai from Thiruvallur?12 km by road - What is the population of Oddappai?1,438 (Census 2011) - Which district is Oddappai in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Oddappai?72.6% (Census 2011)