# Surulacode Village, Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari 

# Surulacode

Surulacode is a village in Kalkulam sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629164**. The 2011 Census counted **4,805 people in 1,332 households**, the 11th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 90.7%.

- 4,805people (2011)
- 1,332households
- 87.7%literacy
- 629164PIN code

## Surulacode PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Surulacode is 629164.** Surulacode falls in Kalkulam sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code629164
- Gram panchayatSurulacode, Pechiparai, Balamore
- Community development blockThiruvattaru
- Census village code643124

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

## How far is Surulacode from nearby towns?

- Pathmanabapuram (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Nagercoil (district HQ)18 km by road
- Kumarapuram (nearest town)4 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 Surulacode?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Surulacode; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aruvikkarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagercoil
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumarapuram
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Surulacode known for?

The main crops are **rubber, coconut and tea**. About 85% of the 3,297 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,788 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 Surulacode

Of every 100 households in Surulacode in 2011, 82 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Surulacode · ■ Kalkulam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**8%

Tap water ****58%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**64%

Use banking services ****52%**

**68%

Television ****68%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

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

**4%

Own their home ****57%**

**92%

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 Surulacode?

■ Surulacode · ■ Kalkulam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**90.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**982

Working population ****44.3%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 84.5% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (12%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,466 (69%) · **■** Marginal 333 (16%)

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 Kalkulam

- Kalkulam6,705 people
- Valvachagostam5,579 people
- Mecode5,541 people
- Aruvikkarai5,203 people
- Thirpparappu4,452 people
- Veeyanoor3,009 people
- Veerapuli R.F.1,663 people
- Veerapuli Extn.484 people

[All 17 villages in Kalkulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Surulacode?629164
- How far is Surulacode from Nagercoil?18 km by road
- What is the population of Surulacode?4,805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surulacode in?Kanniyakumari district (Kalkulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Surulacode?87.7% (Census 2011)
