# Terku Kalmedu Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/terku-kalmedu/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Terku Kalmedu Terku Kalmedu is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,320 people in 350 households**, the 38th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,320people (2011) - 350households - 78.1%literacy - 628105PIN code ## Terku Kalmedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Terku Kalmedu is 628105.** Terku Kalmedu falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628105 - Gram panchayatTerku Kalmedu - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642398 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Terku Kalmedu from nearby towns? - Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)18 km by road - Thoothukkudi (nearest town)18 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 Terku Kalmedu? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Terku Kalmedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school10+ km · Kulathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○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 bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Terku Kalmedu known for? The main crops are **chilli, paddy and black gram**. Products made here include salt. About 49% of the 1,395 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Terku Kalmedu Of every 100 households in Terku Kalmedu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Terku Kalmedu · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****3%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **80% Tap water ****84%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **71% Use banking services ****41%** **46% Television ****84%** **84% Mobile phone ****68%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **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 Terku Kalmedu? ■ Terku Kalmedu · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032** **960 Working population ****52.7%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 68.9% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (22%) · **■** Household industry 31 (4%) · **■** Other work 251 (36%) · **■** Marginal 151 (22%) 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 - Vellaram1,460 people - Malaipatti1,427 people - Maniyachi1,410 people - Minakshipuram1,347 people - Kollankinaru1,257 people - Nagampatti1,247 people - Jagaveerapandiapuram1,237 people - Kodiyankulam1,224 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Terku Kalmedu?628105 - How far is Terku Kalmedu from Thoothukkudi?18 km by road - What is the population of Terku Kalmedu?1,320 (Census 2011) - Which district is Terku Kalmedu in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Terku Kalmedu?78.1% (Census 2011)