Geographic Location of Okkur

The village Okkur is located in Sivaganga Taluk of Sivaganga District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Piravalur, Okkur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sivaganga Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sivaganga, which is about 12 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,
Sivaganga,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 630557

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, 4782 persons live in 1324 house holds in the village Okkur. There are 2475 female individuals and 2307 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.76% and males constitute 48.24% of the total population.

There are 543 scheduled castes persons of which 286 are females and 257 are males. Females constitute 52.67% and males constitute 47.33% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 11.36% of the total population.

Population density of Okkur is 335.38 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Okkur

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Total area of Okkur is 1425.84 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 334.5 ha. About 30.67 ha is un-irrigated area. About 303.83 ha is irrigated area. About 195.65 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 108.18 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 448.18 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 47.7 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 168.9 ha is culturable waste land. About 384.5 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 42.06 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Okkur

There are 4 government pre-primary schools in the village Okkur.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Okkur.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Okkur.

There is a government secondary school in the village Okkur.

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Okkur.

Colleges in Okkur

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Kanjirangal, which is 5-10 kms away from Okkur.

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

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

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Ambalakaranpatti, 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 Madaguppatti, which is 5-10 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 Paganeri, which is 5-10 kms away from Okkur.

Healthcare Facilities in Okkur

There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Okkur.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 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 less than 5 kms away from Okkur.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Okkur.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Okkur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Okkur.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Okkur.

There is a veterinary hospital with 1 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Okkur.

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

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Okkur.

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