# Orukodi Village, Viluppuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/viluppuram/orukodi/ Village · Viluppuram, Viluppuram # Orukodi Orukodi is a village in Viluppuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605301**. The 2011 Census counted **834 people in 186 households**, the 195th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 834people (2011) - 186households - 72.8%literacy - 605301PIN code ## Orukodi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Orukodi is 605301.** Orukodi falls in Viluppuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605301 - Gram panchayatSattipattu - Community development blockKoliyanur - Census village code632981 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Orukodi from nearby towns? - Viluppuram (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)7 km by road - Viluppuram (nearest town)7 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 Orukodi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Orukodi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Viluppuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Viluppuram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Perumbakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Orukodi known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, banana and paddy**. About 72% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Orukodi Of every 100 households in Orukodi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Orukodi · ■ Viluppuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****5%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **82% Tap water ****67%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **72% Use banking services ****24%** **44% Television ****98%** **88% Mobile phone ****58%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Orukodi? ■ Orukodi · ■ Viluppuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1280** **937 Working population ****44.5%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 64.9% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 20 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (19%) · **■** Marginal 128 (35%) 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 Viluppuram - Sitheri887 people - Panappakkam884 people - Kottammangalam872 people - Surappattu838 people - Senjipudur834 people - Vailamur834 people - Sattipattu825 people - Udaiyanatham822 people [All 234 villages in Viluppuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/viluppuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Orukodi?605301 - How far is Orukodi from Viluppuram?7 km by road - What is the population of Orukodi?834 (Census 2011) - Which district is Orukodi in?Viluppuram district (Viluppuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Orukodi?72.8% (Census 2011)