# Parukkal Village, Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/parukkal-636405/ Village · Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur # Parukkal Parukkal is a village in Udayarpalayam sub-district of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621904**. The 2011 Census counted **1,785 people in 451 households**, the 82nd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,785people (2011) - 451households - 77.4%literacy - 621904PIN code ## Parukkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parukkal is 621904.** Parukkal falls in Udayarpalayam sub-district, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621904 - Gram panchayatParukkal - Community development blockT. Palur - Census village code636405 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parukkal from nearby towns? - Jayankondam (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Ariyalur (district HQ)25 km by road - Udayarpalayam (nearest town)10 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 Parukkal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Parukkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thathanur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thathanur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jayankondam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Parukkal known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and drum stick**. About 27% of the 443 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Parukkal Of every 100 households in Parukkal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Parukkal · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****16%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **85% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **86% Use banking services ****45%** **46% Television ****90%** **85% Mobile phone ****84%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****31%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Parukkal? ■ Parukkal · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925** **878 Working population ****55.6%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 68.0% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 218 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (31%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (6%) · **■** Marginal 400 (40%) 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 Udayarpalayam - Naduvalur1,866 people - Thenkatchiperumalnatham1,848 people - Naduvalur1,831 people - Kattathur1,815 people - Rangiyam1,782 people - Ulkottai1,751 people - Silumbur1,687 people - Parukkal1,659 people [All 118 villages in Udayarpalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parukkal?621904 - How far is Parukkal from Ariyalur?25 km by road - What is the population of Parukkal?1,785 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parukkal in?Ariyalur district (Udayarpalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Parukkal?77.4% (Census 2011)