# Onamakulam Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/onamakulam/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Onamakulam Onamakulam is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628714**. The 2011 Census counted **1,750 people in 481 households**, the 25th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,750people (2011) - 481households - 74.5%literacy - 628714PIN code ## Onamakulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Onamakulam is 628714.** Onamakulam falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628714 - Gram panchayatOnamakulam - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642386 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Onamakulam from nearby towns? - Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)43 km by road - Kadambur (nearest town)3 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 Onamakulam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Onamakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kadambur - ○Degree college10+ km · Nagampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Onamakulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and bulrush**. About 62% of the 1,171 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Onamakulam Of every 100 households in Onamakulam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Onamakulam · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****11%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **80% Tap water ****98%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **71% Use banking services ****41%** **46% Television ****79%** **84% Mobile phone ****54%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **8% Own their home ****87%** **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 Onamakulam? ■ Onamakulam · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1796** **960 Working population ****50.2%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 64.6% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 54 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 638 (73%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 85 (10%) · **■** Marginal 99 (11%) 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 - Mela Arasadi1,841 people - Chandragiri1,840 people - Keelakottai1,807 people - Pudur pandiyapuram1,764 people - Kalappaipatti1,738 people - S.Kumarapuram1,647 people - Kattunayakkanpatti1,644 people - Sillanatham1,594 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Onamakulam?628714 - How far is Onamakulam from Thoothukkudi?43 km by road - What is the population of Onamakulam?1,750 (Census 2011) - Which district is Onamakulam in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Onamakulam?74.5% (Census 2011)