# Ottankulam Village, Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/tiruchuli/ottankulam/ Village · Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar # Ottankulam Ottankulam is a village in Tiruchuli sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626612**. The 2011 Census counted **764 people in 188 households**, the 44th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 764people (2011) - 188households - 83.2%literacy - 626612PIN code ## Ottankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ottankulam is 626612.** Ottankulam falls in Tiruchuli sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626612 - Gram panchayatVeeracholan - Community development blockNarikudi - Census village code641566 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ottankulam from nearby towns? - Tiruchuli (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)57 km by road - Aruppukkottai (nearest town)43 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 Ottankulam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ottankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Veeracholan - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pannaimoondradaippu - ○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 - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 12 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 Ottankulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 31% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Ottankulam Of every 100 households in Ottankulam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ottankulam · ■ Tiruchuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **84% Toilet within the home ****0%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **82% Use banking services ****34%** **41% Television ****81%** **88% Mobile phone ****73%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **91% 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 Ottankulam? ■ Ottankulam · ■ Tiruchuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778** **929 Working population ****55.0%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.3% for men and 72.3% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 136 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (44%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (23%) 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 Tiruchuli - Vidathakulam862 people - Kattanpatti851 people - Sathiseri850 people - Salai Iluppaikulam813 people - Varisaiyur751 people - Andiyendal739 people - Manoor739 people - Sorikulam735 people [All 150 villages in Tiruchuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/tiruchuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ottankulam?626612 - How far is Ottankulam from Virudhunagar?57 km by road - What is the population of Ottankulam?764 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ottankulam in?Virudhunagar district (Tiruchuli sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ottankulam?83.2% (Census 2011)