# Sillanatham Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/sillanatham/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Sillanatham Sillanatham is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628402**. The 2011 Census counted **1,594 people in 424 households**, the 29th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,594people (2011) - 424households - 82.3%literacy - 628402PIN code ## Sillanatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sillanatham is 628402.** Sillanatham falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628402 - Gram panchayatSillanatham - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642446 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sillanatham from nearby towns? - Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)12 km by road - Thoothukkudi (nearest town)12 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 Sillanatham? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sillanatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Pudiyamputhur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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 · 22 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 Sillanatham known for? The main crops are **black gram, whole green gram and bulrush**. About 34% of the 1,156 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 Sillanatham Of every 100 households in Sillanatham in 2011, 95 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sillanatham · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****19%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **80% Tap water ****100%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **71% Use banking services ****75%** **46% Television ****81%** **84% Mobile phone ****78%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **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 Sillanatham? ■ Sillanatham · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091** **960 Working population ****53.1%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 74.3% for women. 64% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 572 (68%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 251 (30%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%) 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 - Onamakulam1,750 people - Kalappaipatti1,738 people - S.Kumarapuram1,647 people - Kattunayakkanpatti1,644 people - Thennampatti1,568 people - Therkuveerapandiyapuram1,567 people - Vadanatham1,548 people - Ilavelangal1,475 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sillanatham?628402 - How far is Sillanatham from Thoothukkudi?12 km by road - What is the population of Sillanatham?1,594 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sillanatham in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sillanatham?82.3% (Census 2011)