# Sillangulam Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/sillangulam/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Sillangulam Sillangulam is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628718**. The 2011 Census counted **4,524 people in 549 households**, the 4th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 4,524people (2011) - 549households - 87.1%literacy - 628718PIN code ## Sillangulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sillangulam is 628718.** Sillangulam falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628718 - Gram panchayatSillangulam - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642409 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sillangulam from nearby towns? - Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)38 km by road - Kovilpatti (nearest town)28 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 Sillangulam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Sillangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●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 collegeunder 5 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 - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Sillangulam known for? The main crops are **whole green gram, black gram and cotton**. About 64% of the 1,283 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Sillangulam Of every 100 households in Sillangulam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sillangulam · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****8%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **80% Tap water ****98%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **71% Use banking services ****57%** **46% Television ****67%** **84% Mobile phone ****49%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **8% Own their home ****92%** **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 Sillangulam? ■ Sillangulam · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069** **960 Working population ****22.6%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 83.1% for women. 27% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 155 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 543 (53%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 285 (28%) · **■** Marginal 21 (2%) 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 - Ottappidaram7,963 people - Tharuvaikulam7,325 people - Panchalamkurich5,296 people - Passuvandanai4,186 people - Eppodumvendran3,659 people - Kulasekaranallur3,187 people - Ackanaickenpatti3,146 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sillangulam?628718 - How far is Sillangulam from Thoothukkudi?38 km by road - What is the population of Sillangulam?4,524 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sillangulam in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sillangulam?87.1% (Census 2011)