# Pulikkarai Village, Palakkodu, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/pulikkarai/ Village · Palakkodu, Dharmapuri # Pulikkarai Pulikkarai is a village in Palakkodu sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636808**. The 2011 Census counted **5,590 people in 1,376 households**, the 13th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 5,590people (2011) - 1,376households - 62.9%literacy - 636808PIN code ## Pulikkarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pulikkarai is 636808.** Pulikkarai falls in Palakkodu sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636808 - Gram panchayatPulikkarai - Community development blockPalacode - Census village code643276 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pulikkarai from nearby towns? - Palakkodu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)12 km by road - Palakkodu (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 Pulikkarai? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Pulikkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Periyanahalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharmapuri - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 2 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 Pulikkarai known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, turmeric and paddy**. About 46% of the 1,183 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Pulikkarai Of every 100 households in Pulikkarai in 2011, 86 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pulikkarai · ■ Palakkodu rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **87% Toilet within the home ****6%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **90% Tap water ****33%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **83% Use banking services ****53%** **49% Television ****83%** **80% Mobile phone ****63%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****32%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Pulikkarai? ■ Pulikkarai · ■ Palakkodu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974** **890 Working population ****58.5%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 52.8% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,211 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,057 (32%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 510 (16%) · **■** Marginal 470 (14%) 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 - Jittandahalli6,215 people - Begarahalli6,088 people - Indamangalam5,675 people - Adilam5,652 people - Elumichanahalli5,350 people - Karagodahalli5,338 people - Sekkodi5,334 people - Jakkasamudram5,302 people [All 94 villages in Palakkodu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pulikkarai?636808 - How far is Pulikkarai from Dharmapuri?12 km by road - What is the population of Pulikkarai?5,590 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pulikkarai in?Dharmapuri district (Palakkodu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pulikkarai?62.9% (Census 2011)