# Ottainatham Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi 

# Ottainatham

Ottainatham is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628302**. The 2011 Census counted **2,126 people in 629 households**, the 16th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 2,126people (2011)
- 629households
- 90.8%literacy
- 628302PIN code

## Ottainatham PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ottainatham is 628302.** Ottainatham falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628302
- Gram panchayatOttainatham
- Community development blockOttapidaram
- Census village code642430

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

## How far is Ottainatham from nearby towns?

- Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kayatharu (nearest town)16 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 Ottainatham?

27 services counted by the Census are inside Ottainatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Sillangulam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagampatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirunelveli
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Ottainatham known for?

The main crops are **whole green gram, black gram and cotton**. About 84% of the 1,326 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 Ottainatham

Of every 100 households in Ottainatham in 2011, 95 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ottainatham · ■ Ottapidaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**80%

Tap water ****38%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**71%

Use banking services ****80%**

**46%

Television ****93%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Ottainatham?

■ Ottainatham · ■ Ottapidaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**960

Working population ****54.0%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 85.6% for women. 65% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 490 (43%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 122 (11%) · **■** Marginal 438 (38%)

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

- Marudanvalvoonaraikinar2,269 people
- Savarimangalam2,201 people
- Keela Arasadi2,186 people
- Adanur2,152 people
- Kila Mudiman2,073 people
- Jambulingapuram2,036 people
- Parivallikkottai1,961 people
- Keela Mangalam1,950 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ottainatham?628302
- How far is Ottainatham from Thoothukkudi?40 km by road
- What is the population of Ottainatham?2,126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ottainatham in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Ottainatham?90.8% (Census 2011)
