# Okkarai Village, Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thuraiyur/okkarai/ Village · Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli # Okkarai Okkarai is a village in Thuraiyur sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621008**. The 2011 Census counted **4,013 people in 1,213 households**, the 26th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 4,013people (2011) - 1,213households - 74.9%literacy - 621008PIN code ## Okkarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Okkarai is 621008.** Okkarai falls in Thuraiyur sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621008 - Gram panchayatOkkarai - Community development blockUppiliyapuram - Census village code635775 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Okkarai from nearby towns? - Thuraiyur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)57 km by road - Thuraiyur (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 Okkarai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Okkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 · Sithambur - ○Degree college10+ km · Vadakkuveli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Eragudi South - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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)18 h summer · 18 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 Okkarai known for? The main crops are **paddy and corn**. Products made here include sculptures. About 38% of the 883 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Okkarai Of every 100 households in Okkarai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Okkarai · ■ Thuraiyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **93% Toilet within the home ****19%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **68% Tap water ****84%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **61% Use banking services ****49%** **55% Television ****90%** **84% Mobile phone ****55%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****87%** **90% 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 Okkarai? ■ Okkarai · ■ Thuraiyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **922 Working population ****55.9%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 64.8% for women. 64% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 485 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,035 (46%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 622 (28%) · **■** Marginal 74 (3%) 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 Thuraiyur - Vannadu4,191 people - Koppamapuri4,172 people - Venkatachalapuram4,167 people - Veeramachanpatti4,151 people - Alagapuri3,938 people - Baderpettai3,852 people - Thenparanadu3,634 people - Poonnusangampatti3,577 people [All 83 villages in Thuraiyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thuraiyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Okkarai?621008 - How far is Okkarai from Tiruchirappalli?57 km by road - What is the population of Okkarai?4,013 (Census 2011) - Which district is Okkarai in?Tiruchirappalli district (Thuraiyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Okkarai?74.9% (Census 2011)