Ottapidaram
Ottapidaram is a small town in Thoothukudi district and headquarters of Ottapidaram taluk. 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 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 rule in India.
Ottapidaram | |
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Taluk of Thoothukudi District | |
Ottapidaram Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 8.9178881°N 78.0227137°E | |
| 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) |
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