# Odiyathur Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Gingee, Viluppuram 

# Odiyathur

Odiyathur is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604151**. The 2011 Census counted **1,678 people in 422 households**, the 85th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 1,678people (2011)
- 422households
- 64.5%literacy
- 604151PIN code

## Odiyathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Odiyathur is 604151.** Odiyathur falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604151
- Gram panchayatOthiyathur
- Community development blockGingee
- Census village code632416

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

## How far is Odiyathur from nearby towns?

- Gingee (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)48 km by road
- Gingee (nearest town)10 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 Odiyathur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Odiyathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alampoondi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chellapirathi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nattarmangalam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Odiyathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 40% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Odiyathur

Of every 100 households in Odiyathur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Odiyathur · ■ Gingee rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****99%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**82%

Use banking services ****81%**

**45%

Television ****77%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Odiyathur?

■ Odiyathur · ■ Gingee rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**931

Working population ****42.7%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 53.6% for women. 58% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (23%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 123 (17%) · **■** Marginal 289 (40%)

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 Gingee

- Thiruvambattu1,784 people
- Tandavasamudram1,756 people
- Minamur1,741 people
- Sorattur1,693 people
- Pullipattu1,650 people
- Kodukankuppam1,649 people
- Jambodi1,646 people
- Puduppattu1,636 people

[All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Odiyathur?604151
- How far is Odiyathur from Viluppuram?48 km by road
- What is the population of Odiyathur?1,678 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Odiyathur in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Odiyathur?64.5% (Census 2011)
