Ottapidaram Block, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

Ottapidaram is a Community Development Block (CD Block) situated in the Thoothukkudi district of Tamil Nadu. It serves as the intermediate-level administrative unit under the 3-tier Panchayati Raj system, responsible for coordinating and implementing rural development programmes across villages in the block.

Ottapidaram Block consists of 61 Gram Panchayats covering 70 villages. While these Gram Panchayats handle village-level governance, the block administration provides the necessary planning, supervision, and execution support for various development schemes.

List of Gram Panchayats in Ottapidaram Block

Below is the complete list of Gram Panchayats and the number of villages functioning under the Ottapidaram Block administration:

Sl. No.	Gram Panchayat	Number of Villages
1	Therkku Kalmedu	2
2	Onamakulam	1
3	Kuthiraikulam	1
4	Nagampatti	3
5	Pasuvanthanai	2
6	Meenachipuram	1
7	Kumareddiyarpuram	1
8	Eppodumvendran	1
9	Kattunaickenpatti	1
10	Athanoor	1
11	Mullur	1
12	Veppalodai	1
13	Vedanatham	1
14	Kollambarambu	1
15	Chandiragiri	3
16	Jegaveerapandiapuram	2
17	K.Thalavaipuram	1
18	Vellaram	1
19	P.Duraisamypuram	1
20	Keela Mudiman	1
21	Keelamangalam	2
22	Sillankulam	1
23	Elavelangal	3
24	Malaipatti	2
25	Thennam Patti	1
26	Kothali	1
27	Parivallikottai	1
28	Sangampatti	1
29	Araikulam	1
30	Ahilandapuram	3
31	Governagiri	3
32	Panchalankurichi	3
33	Kurukkuchalai	2
34	K.Shunmugapuram	1
35	Mela Arasadi	4
36	Vallinayagipuram	1
37	Pattinamaruthur	1
38	Tharuvaikulam	1
39	Valasamuthiram	1
40	Ottapidaram	1
41	Kulasekaranallur	1
42	Muramban	1
43	Ottanatham	1
44	Kollankinar	1
45	Maruthan Valvoo	1
46	Kellakottai	2
47	Kalappai Patti	1
48	Kodiyankulam	1
49	Ackkanickenpatti	1
50	Maniyatchi	1
51	Paraikuttam	1
52	Mela Pandiyapuram	1
53	S.Kailasapuram	1
54	Jambulingapuram	1
55	Rajavinkovil	1
56	Saminatham	1
57	T.Veerapandianpuram	1
58	Sillanatham	1
59	Pudur Pandiyapuram	2
60	Keela Arasadi	1
61	Puthiyamputhur	1

Ottapidaram Block - Overview
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Block	Ottapidaram
Total Gram Panchayats	61
Total Villages	70