# Adanur Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/adanur/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Adanur Adanur is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628712**. The 2011 Census counted **2,152 people in 619 households**, the 15th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 2,152people (2011) - 619households - 73.0%literacy - 628712PIN code ## Adanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Adanur is 628712.** Adanur falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628712 - Gram panchayatAthanoor - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642395 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Adanur from nearby towns? - Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)29 km by road - Thoothukkudi (nearest town)29 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 Adanur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Adanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●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 · Kattunayakkanpatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 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 Adanur known for? The main crops are **black gram, whole green gram and cotton**. Products made here include match box and charcoal. About 45% of the 1,286 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Adanur Of every 100 households in Adanur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Adanur · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **80% Tap water ****47%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **71% Use banking services ****23%** **46% Television ****83%** **84% Mobile phone ****43%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **87% 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 Adanur? ■ Adanur · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093** **960 Working population ****67.9%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 63.9% for women. 69% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 724 (50%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (8%) · **■** Marginal 558 (38%) 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 Ottapidaram - Sindalakottai2,430 people - Marudanvalvoonaraikinar2,269 people - Savarimangalam2,201 people - Keela Arasadi2,186 people - Ottainatham2,126 people - Kila Mudiman2,073 people - Jambulingapuram2,036 people - Parivallikkottai1,961 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Adanur?628712 - How far is Adanur from Thoothukkudi?29 km by road - What is the population of Adanur?2,152 (Census 2011) - Which district is Adanur in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Adanur?73.0% (Census 2011)