# Perumkulam Village, Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)

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Village · Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram 

# Perumkulam

Perumkulam is a village in Nedumangad sub-district of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, PIN code **695543**. The 2011 Census counted **19,202 people in 4,888 households**, the 16th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.2%.

- 19,202people (2011)
- 4,888households
- 92.1%literacy
- 695543PIN code

## Perumkulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Perumkulam is 695543.** Perumkulam falls in Nedumangad sub-district, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala.

- PIN code695543
- Gram panchayatPoovachal, Vellanad
- Community development blockVellanad
- Census village code628501

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Perumkulam from nearby towns?

- Nedumangad (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Thiruvananthapuram (district HQ)20 km by road
- Nedumangad (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Perumkulam?

28 services counted by the Census are inside Perumkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Veeranakavu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Perumkulam known for?

The main crops are **coconut, rubber and banana**. About 82% of the 1,327 hectares of village land is sown, and 191 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Perumkulam

Of every 100 households in Perumkulam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Perumkulam · ■ Nedumangad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**8%

Tap water ****7%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**78%

Use banking services ****60%**

**65%

Television ****73%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**9%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Perumkulam?

■ Perumkulam · ■ Nedumangad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.1%**

**92.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1113

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**970

Working population ****36.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 90.1% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (6%) · **■** Household industry 165 (2%) · **■** Other work 3,768 (54%) · **■** Marginal 2,472 (36%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nedumangad

- Vamanapuram21,038 people
- Vembayam20,716 people
- Panavoor20,348 people
- Koliyakode19,274 people
- Peringamala19,164 people
- Manikkal18,632 people
- Vithura18,437 people
- Mannoorkara18,343 people

[All 24 villages in Nedumangad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/nedumangad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Perumkulam?695543
- How far is Perumkulam from Thiruvananthapuram?20 km by road
- What is the population of Perumkulam?19,202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Perumkulam in?Thiruvananthapuram district (Nedumangad sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Perumkulam?92.1% (Census 2011)
