# Odaimarichan Village, Alangulam, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Alangulam, Tirunelveli 

# Odaimarichan

Odaimarichan is a village in Alangulam sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627602**. The 2011 Census counted **2,714 people in 759 households**, the 18th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 2,714people (2011)
- 759households
- 82.4%literacy
- 627602PIN code

## Odaimarichan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Odaimarichan is 627602.** Odaimarichan falls in Alangulam sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627602
- Gram panchayatOdaimanichan
- Community development blockPappakudi
- Census village code642817

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

## How far is Odaimarichan from nearby towns?

- Alangulam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)26 km by road
- Mukkudal (nearest town)8 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 Odaimarichan?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Odaimarichan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 · Maruthamputhur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nallur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sivalarkulam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Odaimarichan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and banana**. About 31% of the 716 hectares of village land is sown, and 211 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 Odaimarichan

Of every 100 households in Odaimarichan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Odaimarichan · ■ Alangulam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**66%

Use banking services ****34%**

**58%

Television ****88%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****87%**

**91%

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 Odaimarichan?

■ Odaimarichan · ■ Alangulam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**992

Working population ****59.1%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 75.9% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (5%) · **■** Household industry 690 (43%) · **■** Other work 618 (39%) · **■** Marginal 93 (6%)

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 Alangulam

- Andipatti3,546 people
- Anjankattalai3,539 people
- Naranapuram3,000 people
- Udayampuli2,735 people
- Sivalarkulam2,461 people
- Ayyanarkulam2,365 people
- Kidarakulam2,125 people
- Madathoor1,594 people

[All 31 villages in Alangulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/alangulam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Odaimarichan?627602
- How far is Odaimarichan from Tirunelveli?26 km by road
- What is the population of Odaimarichan?2,714 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Odaimarichan in?Tirunelveli district (Alangulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Odaimarichan?82.4% (Census 2011)