Ottapidaram

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Ottapidaram
Taluk of Thoothukudi District
Ottapidaram Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°55′04″N 78°01′22″E / 8.9178881°N 78.0227137°E / 8.9178881; 78.0227137
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukudi
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,963
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	628401
Telephone code	0461
Vehicle registration	TN 69
Nearest city	Thoothukudi
Sex ratio	500 ♂/♀
Literacy	90%
Lok Sabha constituency	Thoothukudi
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ottapidaram
Climate	28-42 (Köppen)

Ottapidaram is a small town in Thoothukudi district and headquarters of Ottapidaram taluk.

Demographics

• Ottapidaram had a population of Ottapidaram as per the 2011 Census, out of which 4000 are males while 3963 are females in the town.
• The population of children aged 0-6 is 864 which is 10.85% of total population of the town.
• The female sex ratio is of 991 against the Tamilnadu state average of 996. Moreover the child sex ratio in Komaralingam is around 943 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943.
• The literacy rate of the town is 84.70% against the state average of 80.09%. The male literacy is around 90.33% while the female literacy rate is 79.06 &.
• The Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes about 54.36% of the population, while the Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.72% of total population in the town.

Villages

Villages in Ottapidaram include:

• Tharuvaikulam
• Panchalankurichi
• Sillanatham

Notable people

V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Independence Activist

Landmarks

1.V. O. Chidambaram Pillai Memorial House

2.V. O. C. Memorial Hall (Mandapam)

3.Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple

4.Perumal Temple (Vishnu Temple)

5.Ottapidaram Weekly Market

See also

• Vilathikulam
• Kovilpatti
• Srivaikuntam
• Thiruchendur
• Ettayapuram
• Vadakku Bommaiyapuram
• Melaseithalai

References