# Virakkal Village, Attur, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/attur/virakkal/ Village · Attur, Dindigul # Virakkal Virakkal is a village in Attur sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624303**. The 2011 Census counted **6,038 people in 1,509 households**, the 8th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%. - 6,038people (2011) - 1,509households - 72.1%literacy - 624303PIN code ## Virakkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Virakkal is 624303.** Virakkal falls in Attur sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624303 - Gram panchayatVirakkal - Community development blockAthoor - Census village code635414 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Virakkal from nearby towns? - Attur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)12 km by road - Dindigul (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 Virakkal? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Virakkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Dindigul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dindigul - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Virakkal known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and maize**. About 45% of the 778 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Virakkal Of every 100 households in Virakkal in 2011, 89 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Virakkal · ■ Attur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **92% Toilet within the home ****12%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **65% Tap water ****96%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **62% Use banking services ****19%** **40% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****48%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **86% 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 Virakkal? ■ Virakkal · ■ Attur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **77.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **920 Working population ****52.1%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 63.1% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 568 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,983 (63%) · **■** Household industry 140 (4%) · **■** Other work 363 (12%) · **■** Marginal 91 (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 Attur - Aiyampalayam8,623 people - Paraipatti8,353 people - Panjanpatti7,476 people - Attur6,279 people - Jivalsaragu4,757 people - Palayamkottai3,750 people - Alamarathupatti3,717 people - Munnilakottai3,425 people [All 20 villages in Attur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/attur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Virakkal?624303 - How far is Virakkal from Dindigul?12 km by road - What is the population of Virakkal?6,038 (Census 2011) - Which district is Virakkal in?Dindigul district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Virakkal?72.1% (Census 2011)