# Othalavady Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai 

# Othalavady

Othalavady is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632326**. The 2011 Census counted **3,975 people in 918 households**, the 18th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 3,975people (2011)
- 918households
- 76.4%literacy
- 632326PIN code

## Othalavady PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Othalavady is 632326.** Othalavady falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632326
- Gram panchayatOthalavady
- Community development blockChetpet
- Census village code631721

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

## How far is Othalavady from nearby towns?

- Polur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kalambur (nearest town)15 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 Othalavady?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Othalavady; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Ettivadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalambur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Othalavady known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 34% of the 1,034 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Othalavady

Of every 100 households in Othalavady in 2011, 93 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Othalavady · ■ Polur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**87%

Tap water ****98%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**76%

Use banking services ****41%**

**40%

Television ****84%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Othalavady?

■ Othalavady · ■ Polur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1331**

**917

Working population ****54.0%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 66.3% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (3%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 381 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1,501 (70%)

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 Polur

- Vellur4,192 people
- Athamangalam4,062 people
- Nammiyampattu3,983 people
- Pushpagiri3,981 people
- Kil palur3,732 people
- Thachambady3,717 people
- Severapoondi3,528 people
- Mansurabad3,525 people

[All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Othalavady?632326
- How far is Othalavady from Tiruvannamalai?50 km by road
- What is the population of Othalavady?3,975 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Othalavady in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Othalavady?76.4% (Census 2011)
