# Kullalagundu Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul 

# Kullalagundu

Kullalagundu is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624201**. The 2011 Census counted **7,200 people in 1,828 households**, the 11th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 7,200people (2011)
- 1,828households
- 74.7%literacy
- 624201PIN code

## Kullalagundu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kullalagundu is 624201.** Kullalagundu falls in Nilakkottai sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624201
- Gram panchayatGullalagundu
- Community development blockNilakottai
- Census village code635466

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

## How far is Kullalagundu from nearby towns?

- Nilakkottai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)29 km by road
- Nilakkottai (nearest town)8 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 Kullalagundu?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kullalagundu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3
- ●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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pallapatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nilakkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nilakkottai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kullalagundu known for?

The main crops are **jasmine**. Products made here include brooms. About 54% of the 720 hectares of village land is sown, and 177 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 Kullalagundu

Of every 100 households in Kullalagundu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kullalagundu · ■ Nilakkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**76%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**76%

Use banking services ****28%**

**40%

Television ****82%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

Own their home ****93%**

**90%

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 Kullalagundu?

■ Kullalagundu · ■ Nilakkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1213**

**933

Working population ****52.3%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 65.4% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 210 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,626 (43%) · **■** Household industry 49 (1%) · **■** Other work 833 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1,045 (28%)

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 Nilakkottai

- Ethilodu9,580 people
- Kottur9,263 people
- Kombaipatti8,406 people
- Pallapatti7,633 people
- Pillaiyarnatham6,712 people
- Viruveedu6,459 people
- Sithargalnatham6,372 people
- Malayagoundanpatti5,424 people

[All 42 villages in Nilakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kullalagundu?624201
- How far is Kullalagundu from Dindigul?29 km by road
- What is the population of Kullalagundu?7,200 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kullalagundu in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kullalagundu?74.7% (Census 2011)
