# Oravandavadi Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/oravandavadi/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Oravandavadi Oravandavadi is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606702**. The 2011 Census counted **1,645 people in 382 households**, the 64th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 1,645people (2011) - 382households - 68.2%literacy - 606702PIN code ## Oravandavadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Oravandavadi is 606702.** Oravandavadi falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606702 - Gram panchayatOravanthavadi - Community development blockPudupalayam - Census village code631884 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Oravandavadi from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)20 km by road - Pudupalayam (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 Oravandavadi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Oravandavadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kanji - ○Degree college10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Oravandavadi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include rice, jaggery and oil. About 47% of the 707 hectares of village land is sown, and 316 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 Oravandavadi Of every 100 households in Oravandavadi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Oravandavadi · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **89% Toilet within the home ****3%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **90% Tap water ****88%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **85% Use banking services ****43%** **29% Television ****91%** **80% Mobile phone ****68%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **9% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Oravandavadi? ■ Oravandavadi · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088** **885 Working population ****58.4%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 58.2% for women. 64% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 230 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (30%) · **■** Other work 165 (17%) · **■** Marginal 278 (29%) 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 Chengam - Dhamaraipakkam1,791 people - Puliyampatti1,716 people - Vasudevanpattu1,681 people - Alliandal1,669 people - Melapunjai1,641 people - Nayambadi1,625 people - Pudurchengam1,593 people - Agaram1,537 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Oravandavadi?606702 - How far is Oravandavadi from Tiruvannamalai?20 km by road - What is the population of Oravandavadi?1,645 (Census 2011) - Which district is Oravandavadi in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Oravandavadi?68.2% (Census 2011)