# K.Dalavaipuram Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi 

# K.Dalavaipuram

K.Dalavaipuram is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,189 people in 364 households**, the 45th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 1,189people (2011)
- 364households
- 78.9%literacy
- 628401PIN code

## K.Dalavaipuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of K.Dalavaipuram is 628401.** K.Dalavaipuram falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628401
- Gram panchayatK.Thalavaipuram
- Community development blockOttapidaram
- Census village code642403

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

## How far is K.Dalavaipuram from nearby towns?

- Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)24 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (nearest town)24 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 K.Dalavaipuram?

22 services counted by the Census are inside K.Dalavaipuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ottapidaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 K.Dalavaipuram known for?

The main crops are **black gram, whole green gram and millet**. About 56% of the 911 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 K.Dalavaipuram

Of every 100 households in K.Dalavaipuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ K.Dalavaipuram · ■ Ottapidaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**80%

Tap water ****96%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**71%

Use banking services ****22%**

**46%

Television ****87%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****86%**

**87%

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 K.Dalavaipuram?

■ K.Dalavaipuram · ■ Ottapidaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**960

Working population ****59.4%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 69.5% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (18%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 182 (26%) · **■** Marginal 336 (48%)

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 Ottapidaram

- Jagaveerapandiapuram1,237 people
- Kodiyankulam1,224 people
- D.Duraiswamipuram1,207 people
- Kudiraikulam1,206 people
- Mela Maruthur1,005 people
- K.Shanmukapuram958 people
- Mullur Muthukumarapuram939 people
- Kolamparambu839 people

[All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of K.Dalavaipuram?628401
- How far is K.Dalavaipuram from Thoothukkudi?24 km by road
- What is the population of K.Dalavaipuram?1,189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is K.Dalavaipuram in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of K.Dalavaipuram?78.9% (Census 2011)
