# Pulikkal Village, Palakkodu, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/pulikkal/ Village · Palakkodu, Dharmapuri # Pulikkal Pulikkal is a village in Palakkodu sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636808**. The 2011 Census counted **3,646 people in 926 households**, the 42nd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 3,646people (2011) - 926households - 57.0%literacy - 636808PIN code ## Pulikkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pulikkal is 636808.** Pulikkal falls in Palakkodu sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636808 - Gram panchayatPulikkal - Community development blockKarimangalam - Census village code643232 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pulikkal from nearby towns? - Palakkodu (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)25 km by road - Palakkodu (nearest town)7 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 Pulikkal? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pulikkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palacode - ○Degree college5–10 km · Periyanahalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marandahalli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Pulikkal known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, mango and paddy**. About 64% of the 642 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 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 Pulikkal Of every 100 households in Pulikkal in 2011, 88 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pulikkal · ■ Palakkodu rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **87% Toilet within the home ****3%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **90% Tap water ****36%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **83% Use banking services ****53%** **49% Television ****85%** **80% Mobile phone ****58%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****36%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Pulikkal? ■ Pulikkal · ■ Palakkodu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **890 Working population ****50.8%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.0% for men and 46.8% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 375 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 842 (45%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 573 (31%) · **■** Marginal 54 (3%) 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 Palakkodu - Mahendramangalam3,835 people - Karukkanahalli3,734 people - Kalappanahalli3,701 people - Naganampatty3,654 people - Pothalahalli3,483 people - Kottumaranahalli3,366 people - Belamaranahalli3,277 people - Athimutlu3,210 people [All 94 villages in Palakkodu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pulikkal?636808 - How far is Pulikkal from Dharmapuri?25 km by road - What is the population of Pulikkal?3,646 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pulikkal in?Dharmapuri district (Palakkodu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pulikkal?57.0% (Census 2011)