Geographic Location of Okkur

The village Okkur is located in Kilvelur Taluk of Nagapattinam District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Okkur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kilvelur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kilvelur, which is about 8 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 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Okkur,
Nagapattinam,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 611002

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, 2202 persons live in 566 house holds in the village Okkur. There are 1129 female individuals and 1073 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.27% and males constitute 48.73% of the total population.

There are 1434 scheduled castes persons of which 731 are females and 703 are males. Females constitute 50.98% and males constitute 49.02% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 65.12% of the total population.

Population density of Okkur is 360.26 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Okkur

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Total area of Okkur is 611.22 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 448.14 ha. About 1.44 ha is un-irrigated area. About 446.7 ha is irrigated area. About 446.7 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 124.71 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 3.68 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 26.37 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 6.66 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 1.66 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Okkur

There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Okkur.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Okkur.

There is a government middle school in the village Okkur.

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

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

There are 2 government non formal training centres 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 Velankanni, which is more than 10 kms away from Okkur.

Healthcare Facilities in Okkur

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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from 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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