Araikkulam, Ottapidaram
Araikkulam is a village located in the Ottapidaram Taluk of Thoothukudi district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Ottapidaram block and comes under Araikulam Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Thoothukkudi parliament constituency and Ottapidaram assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Araikkulam is 762 out of which 391 are males and rest 371 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 949 females per 1000 males. There are around 74 teenagers in Araikkulam. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 474 persons can read and write. Total 529 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 217 households in Araikkulam, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 499. The pincode of Araikkulam is 628401 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Otapidaram Sub Post office
- Kulasekaranallur Branch Post office
- Katcheri Dhalavaipuram Branch Post office
- Kilamudiman Branch Post office
- Vellaram Branch Post office
Schools
Araikkulam has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Tmb Mcavoy Rural Higher Secondary School, Ottapidaram
- St Josephs Hr.Secondary School, Keelamudiman
- Indhira Gandhi Mat. School, Ottapidaram
- Tmb Mcavoy Rural Primary School, Ottapidaram
- V.O.C. Ghss, Ottapidaram
Hospitals
Araikkulam has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Katcherithalavaipuram Primary Health Center
- Keela Mudiman Sub-Center
- Silanatham Sub-Center
- Vellaram Sub-Center
- Panchaicolony Sub-Center
Banks
Araikkulam has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.