# Ocheri Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/ocheri/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Ocheri Ocheri is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632531**. The 2011 Census counted **2,318 people in 528 households**, the 64th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 2,318people (2011) - 528households - 72.8%literacy - 632531PIN code ## Ocheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ocheri is 632531.** Ocheri falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632531 - Gram panchayatOcheri - Community development blockKaveripakkam - Census village code630678 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ocheri from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)48 km by road - Kaveripakkam (nearest town)5 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 Ocheri? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Ocheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 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 - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panapakkam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kaveripakkam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kaveripakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Ocheri known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 53% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Ocheri Of every 100 households in Ocheri in 2011, 94 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ocheri · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****31%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **83% Tap water ****88%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **64% Use banking services ****47%** **32% Television ****91%** **90% Mobile phone ****72%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****88%** **94% 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 Ocheri? ■ Ocheri · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832** **961 Working population ****43.5%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 64.0% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 99 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (18%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 439 (44%) · **■** Marginal 271 (27%) 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 Arakonam - Melkalathur2,487 people - Kilpakkam2,448 people - Puliyamangalam2,439 people - Athipattu2,329 people - Kilvenbakkam2,263 people - Thandalam2,224 people - Pinnavaram2,209 people - Alapakkam2,184 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ocheri?632531 - How far is Ocheri from Vellore?48 km by road - What is the population of Ocheri?2,318 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ocheri in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ocheri?72.8% (Census 2011)