# Valasamuthram Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/valasamuthram/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Valasamuthram Valasamuthram is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628722**. The 2011 Census counted **455 people in 134 households**, the 59th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 455people (2011) - 134households - 77.1%literacy - 628722PIN code ## Valasamuthram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valasamuthram is 628722.** Valasamuthram falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628722 - Gram panchayatValasamuthram - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642425 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valasamuthram from nearby towns? - Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)3 km by road - Thoothukkudi (nearest town)3 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 Valasamuthram? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Valasamuthram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurukkusalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Valasamuthram known for? The main crops are **black gram, whole green gram and bulrush**. About 46% of the 734 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 Valasamuthram Of every 100 households in Valasamuthram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Valasamuthram · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****15%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **71% Use banking services ****43%** **46% Television ****65%** **84% Mobile phone ****62%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **8% Own their home ****89%** **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 Valasamuthram? ■ Valasamuthram · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200** **960 Working population ****55.6%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 67.0% for women. 63% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 64 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (30%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%) 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 - P.Duraiswamipuram703 people - Muramban696 people - Govindapuram587 people - Kumara Ettaiyapuram518 people - Sangampatti446 people - Venkateswarapuram445 people - Paraikuttam203 people - Muthuramalingapuram196 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valasamuthram?628722 - How far is Valasamuthram from Thoothukkudi?3 km by road - What is the population of Valasamuthram?455 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valasamuthram in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valasamuthram?77.1% (Census 2011)