# Malaipatti Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi 

# Malaipatti

Malaipatti is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628714**. The 2011 Census counted **1,427 people in 412 households**, the 35th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 1,427people (2011)
- 412households
- 77.6%literacy
- 628714PIN code

## Malaipatti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malaipatti is 628714.** Malaipatti falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628714
- Gram panchayatMalaipatti, Elavelangal
- Community development blockOttapidaram
- Census village code642410

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

## How far is Malaipatti from nearby towns?

- Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)55 km by road
- Kadambur (nearest town)9 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 Malaipatti?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Malaipatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadambur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagampatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Puliyampatti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Malaipatti known for?

The main crops are **whole green gram, black gram and cotton**. About 71% of the 1,198 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Malaipatti

Of every 100 households in Malaipatti in 2011, 95 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malaipatti · ■ Ottapidaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**80%

Tap water ****98%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**71%

Use banking services ****50%**

**46%

Television ****79%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Malaipatti?

■ Malaipatti · ■ Ottapidaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**960

Working population ****55.2%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 69.7% for women. 64% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (5%) · **■** Marginal 371 (47%)

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

- Therkuveerapandiyapuram1,567 people
- Vadanatham1,548 people
- Ilavelangal1,475 people
- Vellaram1,460 people
- Maniyachi1,410 people
- Minakshipuram1,347 people
- Terku Kalmedu1,320 people
- Kollankinaru1,257 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malaipatti?628714
- How far is Malaipatti from Thoothukkudi?55 km by road
- What is the population of Malaipatti?1,427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malaipatti in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Malaipatti?77.6% (Census 2011)
