# Minakshipuram Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/minakshipuram/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Minakshipuram Minakshipuram is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628722**. The 2011 Census counted **1,347 people in 375 households**, the 37th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,347people (2011) - 375households - 72.7%literacy - 628722PIN code ## Minakshipuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Minakshipuram is 628722.** Minakshipuram falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628722 - Gram panchayatMeenakshipuram - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642391 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Minakshipuram from nearby towns? - Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)38 km by road - Thoothukkudi (nearest town)38 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 Minakshipuram? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Minakshipuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Passuvandanai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 15 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 Minakshipuram known for? The main crops are **green gram, black gram and maize**. Products made here include cement, bricks, carpet and match box. About 69% of the 921 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 Minakshipuram Of every 100 households in Minakshipuram in 2011, 93 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Minakshipuram · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****7%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **80% Tap water ****54%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **71% Use banking services ****56%** **46% Television ****86%** **84% Mobile phone ****68%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **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 Minakshipuram? ■ Minakshipuram · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **960 Working population ****57.5%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 63.4% for women. 66% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 495 (64%) · **■** Household industry 54 (7%) · **■** Other work 152 (20%) · **■** Marginal 51 (7%) 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 - Ilavelangal1,475 people - Vellaram1,460 people - Malaipatti1,427 people - Maniyachi1,410 people - Terku Kalmedu1,320 people - Kollankinaru1,257 people - Nagampatti1,247 people - Jagaveerapandiapuram1,237 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Minakshipuram?628722 - How far is Minakshipuram from Thoothukkudi?38 km by road - What is the population of Minakshipuram?1,347 (Census 2011) - Which district is Minakshipuram in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Minakshipuram?72.7% (Census 2011)