Geographic Location of Okkur

The village Okkur is located in Avudayarkoil Taluk of Pudukkottai District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Okkur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Avudayarkoil Community Development Block. The nearest town is Aranthangi, which is about 23 kilometers away from Okkur.

Travel and Communication for Okkur

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Okkur,
Pudukkottai,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 622204

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Okkur

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A brief summary of available data for Okkur is given below:

Social Structure of Okkur

As per available data from the year 2009, 1246 persons live in 339 house holds in the village Okkur. There are 646 female individuals and 600 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.85% and males constitute 48.15% of the total population.

There are 568 scheduled castes persons of which 290 are females and 278 are males. Females constitute 51.06% and males constitute 48.94% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 45.59% of the total population.

Population density of Okkur is 279.72 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Okkur

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Total area of Okkur is 445.44 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 163.72 ha. About 5.12 ha is un-irrigated area. About 158.6 ha is irrigated area. About 158.6 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 274.29 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 0.19 ha is culturable waste land. About 7.24 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Okkur

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Okkur.

There is a government primary school in the village Okkur.

There is a government middle school in the village Okkur.

There is a government secondary school in the village Okkur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Avadiyar Kovil, which is 5-10 kms away from Okkur.

Colleges in Okkur

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Rajendrapuram, which is more than 10 kms away from Okkur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Karaikudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Okkur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Tiruchirappalli, which is more than 10 kms away from Okkur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Karaikudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Okkur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Pallathivayal, which is more than 10 kms away from Okkur.

Other Educational Facilities in Okkur

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Silattur, which is more than 10 kms away from Okkur.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Okkur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Karaikudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Okkur.

Healthcare Facilities in Okkur

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Okkur.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Okkur.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Okkur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Okkur.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Okkur.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Okkur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Okkur.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Okkur.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Okkur.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Okkur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Okkur.

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