Google Map Of Ottapidaram

The Tehsil Ottapidaram located in the Thoothukuty District of Tamil Nadu state, is the biggest Tehsil in the State. The Tehsil is so big that it forms an Assembly Constituency by the same name. The literacy rate is also quite high; 90%which is much higher than the national average of 59%.

Many places in the tehsil are of tourist interest and the area is accessible from many major towns and cities of Tamil Nadu. There are temples such as the Ulagamman Temple and the Jakkammal Temple that are visited by thousands of devotees. There is the reconstructed fort at Panchalankurichi which is one of the main tourist attractions. The original fort now in ruins was built by Veerapandiya Kattobomman, the regional 17th century ruler of the place who fought against the British East India Company

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people and bananas, rice, sugar cane, green gram, black gram, cotton, sesame, are the major crops grown. The tehsil is also famous for being the birth place of great freedom fighters such as Maveeran Sundaralinga Kudumbanar who was the worlds first suicide bomber who died in 1799 fighting with the British East India Company and VO Chidambaram Pillai who fought against the British Raj. (206)