# Kolamparambu Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi 

# Kolamparambu

Kolamparambu is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628722**. The 2011 Census counted **839 people in 237 households**, the 49th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 839people (2011)
- 237households
- 82.4%literacy
- 628722PIN code

## Kolamparambu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kolamparambu is 628722.** Kolamparambu falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628722
- Gram panchayatKollamparambu
- Community development blockOttapidaram
- Census village code642400

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

## How far is Kolamparambu from nearby towns?

- Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)25 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (nearest town)25 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 Kolamparambu?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kolamparambu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Kurukkusalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kolamparambu known for?

The main crops are **black gram, bulrush and whole green gram**. About 52% of the 939 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Kolamparambu

Of every 100 households in Kolamparambu in 2011, 87 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kolamparambu · ■ Ottapidaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**71%

Use banking services ****36%**

**46%

Television ****81%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Kolamparambu?

■ Kolamparambu · ■ Ottapidaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**960

Working population ****59.8%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 75.5% for women. 67% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (6%) · **■** Other work 58 (12%) · **■** Marginal 408 (81%)

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

- K.Dalavaipuram1,189 people
- Mela Maruthur1,005 people
- K.Shanmukapuram958 people
- Mullur Muthukumarapuram939 people
- Pudiyamputhur825 people
- Pattanamarudur805 people
- Kottali771 people
- Melapandiyapuram766 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kolamparambu?628722
- How far is Kolamparambu from Thoothukkudi?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kolamparambu?839 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolamparambu in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kolamparambu?82.4% (Census 2011)