# Overchery Village, Needamangalam, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/overchery/ Village · Needamangalam, Thiruvarur # Overchery Overchery is a village in Needamangalam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,480 people in 376 households**, the 35th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%. - 1,480people (2011) - 376households - 79.4%literacy - 614101PIN code ## Overchery PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Overchery is 614101.** Overchery falls in Needamangalam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614101 - Gram panchayatOvercheri - Community development blockMannargudi - Census village code638183 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Overchery from nearby towns? - Needamangalam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)35 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)3 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 Overchery? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Overchery; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kuthanallur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Koothanallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mannargudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Overchery known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cotton**. About 74% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Overchery Of every 100 households in Overchery in 2011, 97 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Overchery · ■ Needamangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****18%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **70% Tap water ****50%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **75% Use banking services ****43%** **39% Television ****95%** **92% Mobile phone ****36%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****89%** **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 Overchery? ■ Overchery · ■ Needamangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **80.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **959 Working population ****49.3%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 70.0% for women. 62% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 20 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 320 (44%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (11%) · **■** Marginal 302 (41%) 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 Needamangalam - Thengovanur1,560 people - Palakurichy1,526 people - Nagar1,509 people - Verkudi1,501 people - Ohaiperaiyur1,468 people - Manakkarai1,422 people - Pududevangudi1,410 people - Hanumanthapuram1,398 people [All 65 villages in Needamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Overchery?614101 - How far is Overchery from Thiruvarur?35 km by road - What is the population of Overchery?1,480 (Census 2011) - Which district is Overchery in?Thiruvarur district (Needamangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Overchery?79.4% (Census 2011)