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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ottapidaram
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| settlement_type = Taluk of Thoothukudi District
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Thoothukudi district|Thoothukudi]]
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'''Ottapidaram''' is a small town in [[Thoothukudi district]] and headquarters of [[Ottapidaram taluk]], the biggest [[taluk]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] state, India. Ottapidaram is a tourism centre with accessibility to many places in Tamil Nadu. [[Thoothukudi]] or [[Tirunelveli]] can be easily accessed from anywhere and Ottapidaram is very close to these two places. The great freedom fighter [[V. O. Chidambaram Pillai]] called [[V. O. Chidambaram Pillai|VOC]] hails from Ottapidaram. VOC is also called as "Kappalottiya Tamizhan" because he launched one of the first shipping companies, [[Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company]] which operated ship between Tuticorin and [[Colombo]] against the British during the [[British raj|British regime]] in India.

==Geography==
Ottapidaram is located at {{Coord|8.90|N|78.02|E|}}.

Distances from nearby towns:
[[Kovilpatti]] : 36  km.
[[Thoothukudi]] : 32  km.
[[Vilathikulam|Vilathukulam]] : 53  km.
[[Madurai]] : 131  km.
[[Tirunelveli]] : 56  km.

==Demographics==
As of 2011, total population of Ottapidaram taluka is 1.2 lakh includes about 63 villages. The population of Ottapidaram city is 7963. Male and female population constitutes equal proportion (i.e.: 50%). There are about 33 thousand households in the Ottapidaram taluka and an average 4 persons live in every family.

==Education==
Ottapidaram has two schools: V. O. C. Government Higher Secondary School and T. M. B. Mcavoy Rural Higher Secondary School.

==Tourism and entertainment==
The main attractions in Ottapidaram are

* The house of [[V. O. Chidambaram Pillai]], converted to a library which houses some rare photographs of him
* Temple dedicated to the goddess Ulagamman

[[Panchalankurichi]], {{cvt|3|km}} from Ottapidaram, houses a fort constructed by the Tamil Nadu government in the place of the ruined fort constructed by [[Veerapandiya Kattabomman]], who ruled from this place in the 17th century and fought against the British colonial rule. Portions of the original fort can be seen. Kattabomman worshiped at the Jakkammal temple in Panchalankurichi, which also survives.

==Transport==
Roadways:
The city is connected with nearby towns like [[Kovilpatti]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Maniyachi]] and district headquarters, [[Thoothukudi]] by the government and private bus services.

Railways:
[[Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station]] south-east about 16 km, the railway junction connecting [[Tirunelveli]] and [[Thoothukudi]]. The railways will connect in 45 minutes of the journey to each of the corporation cities. (Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi) Southern railways is planning to lay double line for smooth movement of trains from [[Villupuram]] to [[Thoothukudi]] and the other phase from "[[Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station]]" to [[Kanyakumari]], since long years....

Airways:
The nearest domestic airport is [[Tuticorin Airport]] located at [[Vagaikulam]] about 26 km away from Ottapidaram.

==Economy==
The people here are mostly farmers and allied business people. The main agricultural plantations cultivate banana, rice, sugarcane, [[Greengram]] (pachchai payaru or paasi payaru or payirtham payaru (Tamil), [[Blackgram]] (uḷundhu), cotton, Chili pepper and sesame.

==Villages in Ottapidaram Taulka==
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*Ottappidaram
*[[Tharuvaikulam]]
*[[Panchalankurichi]]
*Sillangulam
*Passuvandanai
*Eppodumvendran
*Kulasekaranallur
*Ackanaickenpatti
*Veppalodai
*Swaminatham
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*Sindalakottai
*Marudanvalvoonaraikinar
*Savarimangalam
*Keela Arasadi
*Adanur
*Ottainatham
*Kila Mudiman
*Jambulingapuram
*Parivallikkottai
*Keela Mangalam
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*Mela Arasadi
*Chandragiri
*Keelakottai
*Pudur pandiyapuram
*Onamakulam
*Kalappaipatti
*S.Kumarapuram
*Kattunayakkanpatti
*Sillanatham
*Thennampatti
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*Therkuveerapandiyapuram
*Vadanatham
*Ilavelangal
*Vellaram
*Malaipatti
*Maniyachi
*Minakshipuram
*Terku Kalmedu
*Kollankinaru
*Nagampatti
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*Jagaveerapandiapuram
*Kodiyankulam
*D.Duraiswamipuram
*Kudiraikulam
*K.Dalavaipuram
*Mela Maruthur
*K.Shanmukapuram
*Mullur
*Muthukumarapuram
*Kolamparambu
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*Pudiyamputhur
*Pattanamarudur
*Kottali
*Melapandiyapuram
*Araikkulam
*P.Duraiswamipuram
*Muramban
*Govindapuram
*Kumara Ettaiyapuram
*Valasamuthram
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*Sangampatti
*Venkateswarapuram
*Paraikuttam
*Muthuramalingapuram
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==See also==
*[[Vilathikulam]]
*[[Kovilpatti]]
*[[Srivaikuntam]]
*[[Thiruchendur]]
*[[Ettayapuram]]
*[[Vadakku Bommaiyapuram]]
*[[Melaseithalai]]

== References ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081231102819/http://www.muthukamalam.com/muthukamalam_katturai27.htm]

[[Category:Cities and towns in Thoothukudi district]]

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