About Ottappidaram Village

Ottappidaram is one of the larger villages in Ottapidaram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,963, made up of 4,000 males and 3,963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3668.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ottappidaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ottappidaram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Ottapidaram
Pincode	628401
Area (hectares)	3668.38 hectares
Population	7,963
Male Population	4,000
Female Population	3,963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ottappidaram compares

By the 2011 count Ottappidaram is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents. Its 3668.38 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Ottappidaram

Ottappidaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ottappidaram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ottappidaram from other places

Ottappidaram lies about 20 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kailasapuram, about 7.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ottappidaram
Tehsil headquarters	Ottapidaram	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Kailasapuram	7.2 km
Nearest town	Milavittan	12 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	20 km

Villages closest to Ottappidaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ottapidaram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Ottappidaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Ottappidaram village had a population of 7,963. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents.

Ottappidaram village has 4,000 males and 3,963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ottappidaram has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Ottappidaram is 628401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ottappidaram covers 3668.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ottappidaram falls under Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ottappidaram is Kailasapuram, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ottappidaram.

Ottappidaram is about 20 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ottappidaram is in Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Ottapidaram is about under 2 km away. Kailasapuram is about 7.2 km away. Milavittan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.