# Thalakkulam Village, Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/thalakkulam/ Village · Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari # Thalakkulam Thalakkulam is a village in Kalkulam sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629802**. The 2011 Census counted **8,986 people in 2,410 households**, the 6th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 90.7%. - 8,986people (2011) - 2,410households - 90.8%literacy - 629802PIN code ## Thalakkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thalakkulam is 629802.** Thalakkulam falls in Kalkulam sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629802 - Gram panchayatKakkottuthalai, Thalakkulam, Kurunthancode - Community development blockKurunthancode - Census village code643133 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thalakkulam from nearby towns? - Pathmanabapuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)12 km by road - Thingal Nagar (nearest town)2 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 Thalakkulam? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Thalakkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Eraniel - ○Degree college5–10 km · Neyyoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Konam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 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 Thalakkulam known for? The main crops are **banana, paddy and coconut**. Products made here include clay pots. About 73% of the 1,132 hectares of village land is sown, and 827 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 Thalakkulam Of every 100 households in Thalakkulam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thalakkulam · ■ Kalkulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****83%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **8% Tap water ****90%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **64% Use banking services ****70%** **68% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****66%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **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 Thalakkulam? ■ Thalakkulam · ■ Kalkulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%** **90.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **982 Working population ****43.2%** **38.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 88.1% for women. 62% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 142 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 413 (11%) · **■** Household industry 96 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,331 (60%) · **■** Marginal 901 (23%) 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 - Attoor11,699 people - Colachel9,836 people - Thackalai9,551 people - Kurunthencode9,050 people - Kalkulam6,705 people - Valvachagostam5,579 people - Mecode5,541 people - Aruvikkarai5,203 people [All 17 villages in Kalkulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thalakkulam?629802 - How far is Thalakkulam from Nagercoil?12 km by road - What is the population of Thalakkulam?8,986 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thalakkulam in?Kanniyakumari district (Kalkulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thalakkulam?90.8% (Census 2011)