# Oottathur Village, Lalgudi, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Lalgudi, Tiruchirappalli 

# Oottathur

Oottathur is a village in Lalgudi sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621109**. The 2011 Census counted **3,741 people in 1,078 households**, the 7th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%.

- 3,741people (2011)
- 1,078households
- 63.0%literacy
- 621109PIN code

## Oottathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Oottathur is 621109.** Oottathur falls in Lalgudi sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code621109
- Gram panchayatOottathur
- Community development blockPullambadi
- Census village code635876

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

## How far is Oottathur from nearby towns?

- Lalgudi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)40 km by road
- Pullampadi (nearest town)18 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 Oottathur?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Oottathur; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 school5–10 km · Padalur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Abinimangalam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Irungalur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Oottathur known for?

The main crops are **cotton, onion and ground nut**. About 37% of the 1,192 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Oottathur

Of every 100 households in Oottathur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Oottathur · ■ Lalgudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**70%

Tap water ****86%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**66%

Use banking services ****65%**

**61%

Television ****50%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**8%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Oottathur?

■ Oottathur · ■ Lalgudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**80.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**941

Working population ****58.0%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 52.4% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 496 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 897 (41%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 521 (24%) · **■** Marginal 242 (11%)

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 Lalgudi

- Thirumangalam4,469 people
- Viragalur4,466 people
- Manakkal4,178 people
- Peruvalanallur3,870 people
- Adikudi3,719 people
- Valadi3,679 people
- Sirumayangudi3,645 people
- Kumalur3,636 people

[All 87 villages in Lalgudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/lalgudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Oottathur?621109
- How far is Oottathur from Tiruchirappalli?40 km by road
- What is the population of Oottathur?3,741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Oottathur in?Tiruchirappalli district (Lalgudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Oottathur?63.0% (Census 2011)
