# Ottappidaram Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/ottappidaram/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Ottappidaram Ottappidaram is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628401**. The 2011 Census counted **7,963 people in 2,099 households**, the 1st largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 7,963people (2011) - 2,099households - 84.7%literacy - 628401PIN code ## Ottappidaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ottappidaram is 628401.** Ottappidaram falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628401 - Gram panchayatOttappidaram - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642427 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ottappidaram from nearby towns? - Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)0 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 Ottappidaram? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Ottappidaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 12 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Ottappidaram known for? The main crops are **black gram, whole green gram and chilli**. About 55% of the 3,668 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Ottappidaram Of every 100 households in Ottappidaram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ottappidaram · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****41%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **80% Tap water ****82%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **71% Use banking services ****37%** **46% Television ****90%** **84% Mobile phone ****66%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****77%** **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 Ottappidaram? ■ Ottappidaram · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **960 Working population ****47.4%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 79.1% for women. 59% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 243 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 586 (16%) · **■** Household industry 52 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,715 (45%) · **■** Marginal 1,181 (31%) 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 - Tharuvaikulam7,325 people - Panchalamkurich5,296 people - Sillangulam4,524 people - Passuvandanai4,186 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ottappidaram?628401 - How far is Ottappidaram from Thoothukkudi?25 km by road - What is the population of Ottappidaram?7,963 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ottappidaram in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ottappidaram?84.7% (Census 2011)