# Parakkai Village, Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/agastheeswaram/parakkai/ Village · Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari # Parakkai Parakkai is a village in Agastheeswaram sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629601**. The 2011 Census counted **2,524 people in 706 households**, the 15th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.3%. - 2,524people (2011) - 706households - 93.8%literacy - 629601PIN code ## Parakkai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parakkai is 629601.** Parakkai falls in Agastheeswaram sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629601 - Gram panchayatParakkai - Community development blockRajakkamangalam - Census village code643180 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parakkai from nearby towns? - Nagercoil (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)6 km by road - Thengampudur (nearest town)3 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 Parakkai? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Parakkai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagercoil - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Konam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Parakkai known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and coconut**. About 82% of the 401 hectares of village land is sown, and 329 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 Parakkai Of every 100 households in Parakkai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Parakkai · ■ Agastheeswaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****88%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **14% Tap water ****98%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%** **52% Use banking services ****55%** **66% Television ****92%** **89% Mobile phone ****68%** **73% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****25%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****67%** **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 Parakkai? ■ Parakkai · ■ Agastheeswaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%** **92.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **947 Working population ****37.9%** **37.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.2% for men and 91.5% for women. 57% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 593 (62%) · **■** Marginal 333 (35%) 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 Agastheeswaram - Vadiveeswaram3,777 people - Nagercoil3,323 people - Kulasekarapuram2,853 people - Eraviputhoor2,604 people - Marangoor2,314 people - Suchindrum924 people - Thengamputhoor91 people - Azhagappapuram89 people [All 20 villages in Agastheeswaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/agastheeswaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parakkai?629601 - How far is Parakkai from Nagercoil?6 km by road - What is the population of Parakkai?2,524 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parakkai in?Kanniyakumari district (Agastheeswaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Parakkai?93.8% (Census 2011)