Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi
# Kalappaipatti

Kalappaipatti is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 627352. The 2011 Census counted 1,738 people in 435 households, the 26th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.
- 1,738 people (2011)
- 435 households
- 85.7% literacy
- 627352 PIN code

## Kalappaipatti PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kalappaipatti is 627352. Kalappaipatti falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 627352
- Gram panchayat Kalappaipatti
- Community development block Ottapidaram
- Census village code 642434

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kalappaipatti from nearby towns?
- Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ) 58 km by road
- Kayatharu (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kalappaipatti?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kalappaipatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gangaikondan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tirunelveli
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Puliyampatti
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalappaipatti known for?

The main crops are whole green gram, black gram and sugarcane. About 30% of the 1,606 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kalappaipatti

Of every 100 households in Kalappaipatti in 2011, 83 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kalappaipatti · ■ Ottapidaram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 83% 92%
- Toilet within the home 5% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 80%
- Tap water 76% 76%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 24%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 71%
- Use banking services 53% 46%
- Television 82% 84%
- Mobile phone 70% 60%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 24% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 8% 8%
- Own their home 92% 87%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kalappaipatti?

■ Kalappaipatti · ■ Ottapidaram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.7% 80.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1047 1003
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 952 960
- Working population 56.8% 50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 82.0% for women. 55% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 42 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 823 (83%) · ■ Household industry 11 (1%) · ■ Other work 105 (11%) · ■ Marginal 6 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ottapidaram
- Chandragiri 1,840 people
- Keelakottai 1,807 people
- Pudur pandiyapuram 1,764 people
- Onamakulam 1,750 people
- S.Kumarapuram 1,647 people
- Kattunayakkanpatti 1,644 people
- Sillanatham 1,594 people
- Thennampatti 1,568 people

All 63 villages in Ottapidaram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kalappaipatti? 627352
- How far is Kalappaipatti from Thoothukkudi? 58 km by road
- What is the population of Kalappaipatti? 1,738 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalappaipatti in? Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kalappaipatti? 85.7% (Census 2011)

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