# Osur Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/osur/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Osur Osur is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604405**. The 2011 Census counted **2,867 people in 687 households**, the 16th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,867people (2011) - 687households - 77.1%literacy - 604405PIN code ## Osur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Osur is 604405.** Osur falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604405 - Gram panchayatOsur - Community development blockVandavasi - Census village code631565 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Osur from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)80 km by road - Vandavasi (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 Osur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Osur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 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 - ●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 school5–10 km · Marudhadu - ○Degree college10+ km · Vandavasi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vandavasi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Osur known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and sugarcane**. About 55% of the 809 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 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 Osur Of every 100 households in Osur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Osur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****8%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **86% Tap water ****95%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **81% Use banking services ****43%** **44% Television ****95%** **88% Mobile phone ****44%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Osur? ■ Osur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **974 Working population ****56.6%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 70.2% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 485 (30%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 258 (16%) · **■** Marginal 825 (51%) 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 Vandavasi - Sennavaram3,261 people - Veliambakkam3,077 people - Puthur3,022 people - Elangadu2,920 people - Gengapuram2,708 people - Irumbedu2,681 people - Avaniyapuram2,638 people - Salavedu2,493 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Osur?604405 - How far is Osur from Tiruvannamalai?80 km by road - What is the population of Osur?2,867 (Census 2011) - Which district is Osur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Osur?77.1% (Census 2011)