INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Ottapidaram

Ottapidaram is a Town and Taluka in Thoothukkudi District of Tamil Nadu. In India, a taluka is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Ottapidaram Block (CD) is 05865. Total area of ottapidaram taluka is 749 km² including 740.75 km² rural area and 8.71 km² urban area. Ottapidaram taluka has a population of 1,23,356 peoples, out of which urban population is 8,012 while rural population is 1,15,344. Ottapidaram taluka has a population density of 165 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 32,955 houses in the sub-district, including 2,043 urban houses and 30,912 rural houses.

When it comes to literacy, 72.27% population of ottapidaram taluka is literate, out of which 78.17% males and 66.37% females are literate. There are about 63 villages in ottapidaram taluka, which you can browse from ottapidaram taluka villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.


List of Villages in Ottapidaram Taluka

#Village NameGram PanchayatNearest Town
1Ackanaickenpatti Ackkanickenpatti Kadambur
2Adanur Athanoor Ottapidaram
3Araikkulam Araikulam Mappillaiyurani
4Chandragiri Chandiragiri Ottapidaram
5D Duraiswamipuram Vallinayagipuram Mappillaiyurani
6Eppodumvendran Eppodumvendran Ottapidaram
7Govindapuram N/A Kayathar
8Ilavelangal Elavelangal Kayathar
9Jagaveerapandiapuram Jegaveerapandiapuram Ottapidaram
10Jambulingapuram Jambulingapuram Thoothukudi
11K Dalavaipuram K Thalavaipuram Thoothukkudi
12K Shanmukapuram K Shunmugapuram Mappillaiyurani
13Kalappaipatti Kalappai Patti Kayathar
14Kattunayakkanpatti Kattunaickenpatti Ottapidaram
15Keela Arasadi Keela Arasadi Thoothukudi
16Keela Mangalam Keelamangalam Etaayapuram
17Keelakottai Kellakottai Tirunelveli
18Kila Mudiman Keela Mudiman Kovilpatti
19Kodiyankulam Kodiyankulam Kadambur
20Kolamparambu Kollambarambu Ottapidaram
21Kollankinaru Kollankinar Kadambur
22Kottali Kothali Kadambur
23Kudiraikulam Kuthiraikulam Ottapidaram
24Kulasekaranallur Kulasekaranallur Kayathar
25Kumara Ettaiyapuram Kumareddiyarpuram Ottapidaram
26Malaipatti Malaipatti Kadambur
27Maniyachi Maniyatchi Kayathar
28Marudanvalvoonaraikinar Maruthan Valvoo Kadambur
29Mela Arasadi Mela Arasadi Mappillaiyurani
30Mela Maruthur Mela Arasadi Mappillaiyurani
31Melapandiyapuram Mela Pandiyapuram Thoothukkudi
32Minakshipuram Meenachipuram Ottapidaram
33Mullur Muthukumarapuram Mullur Thoothukkudi
34Muramban Muramban Kayathar
35Muthuramalingapuram N/A Ottapidaram
36Nagampatti Nagampatti Kovilpatti
37Onamakulam Onamakulam Ottapidaram
38Ottainatham Ottanatham Kadambur
39Ottappidaram Ottapidaram Thoothukudi
40P Duraiswamipuram P Duraisamypuram Mappillaiyurani
41Panchalamkurich Ahilandapuram Mappillaiyurani
42Paraikuttam Paraikuttam Kadambur
43Parivallikkottai Parivallikottai Kayathar
44Passuvandanai Pasuvanthanai Ottapidaram
45Pattanamarudur Pattinamaruthur Mappillaiyurani
46Pudiyamputhur Rajavinkovil Thoothukudi
47Pudur Pandiyapuram Pudur Pandiyapuram Thoothukudi
48S Kumarapuram Kurukkuchalai Mappillaiyurani
49Sangampatti Sangampatti Mappillaiyurani
50Savarimangalam S Kailasapuram Mappillaiyurani
51Sillanatham Sillanatham Thoothukudi
52Sillangulam Sillankulam Kadambur
53Sindalakottai Kurukkuchalai Thoothukudi
54Swaminatham Saminatham Thoothukudi
55Terku Kalmedu Therkku Kalmedu Ottapidaram
56Tharuvaikulam Tharuvaikulam Mappillaiyurani
57Thennampatti Thennam Patti Kayathar
58Therkuveerapandiyapuram T Veerapandianpuram Thoothukudi
59Vadanatham Vedanatham Ottapidaram
60Valasamuthram Valasamuthiram Thoothukudi
61Vellaram Vellaram Kovilpatti
62Venkateswarapuram N/A Kovilpatti
63Veppalodai Veppalodai Thoothukudi

Population of Ottapidaram Taluka

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 1,15,344 8,012 1,23,356
Male Population 57,592 4,117 61,709
Female Population 57,752 3,895 61,647
Population Density 156 / km² 920 / km² 165 / km²

Households in Ottapidaram Taluka

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
30,912
2,043
32,955






Sub-District Overview
Sub-District (Hindi) : Ottapidaram
(ओट्टपिडारम)
District : Thoothukkudi
State / UT : Tamil Nadu
Total Area : 749 km²
Total Population : 1,23,356
Density : 165/km²
Total Villages : 63
Total Population Villages in Ottapidaram Taluka
less Than 200 1
200 - 499 4
500 - 999 12
1000 - 1999 28
2000 - 4999 15
5000 - 9999 3
10000 and above N/A


Related Pages
List of Talukas in Thoothukkudi
List of Districts in Tamil Nadu





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.