# Erachakulam Village, Thovala, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/thovala/erachakulam/ Village · Thovala, Kanniyakumari # Erachakulam Erachakulam is a village in Thovala sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629902**. The 2011 Census counted **5,715 people in 1,605 households**, the 4th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 90.3%. - 5,715people (2011) - 1,605households - 91.2%literacy - 629902PIN code ## Erachakulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Erachakulam is 629902.** Erachakulam falls in Thovala sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629902 - Gram panchayatEsanthimangalam, Erachakulam - Community development blockThovalai - Census village code643152 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Erachakulam from nearby towns? - Boothapandi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)6 km by road - Boothapandi (nearest town)5 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 Erachakulam? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Erachakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 2 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boothapandi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagercoil - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 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)10 h summer · 16 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 Erachakulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. Products made here include bricks. About 36% of the 1,340 hectares of village land is sown, and 485 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 Erachakulam Of every 100 households in Erachakulam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Erachakulam · ■ Thovala rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****75%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **15% Tap water ****90%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **37% Use banking services ****55%** **60% Television ****89%** **89% Mobile phone ****65%** **68% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****25%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****72%** **80% 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 Erachakulam? ■ Erachakulam · ■ Thovala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%** **90.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **919 Working population ****40.3%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.7% for men and 88.6% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 690 (30%) · **■** Household industry 52 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,004 (44%) · **■** Marginal 509 (22%) 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 Thovala - Thovala8,961 people - Chenbagaramanputhur8,182 people - Derisanamcope5,803 people - Thirupathisaram5,677 people - Ananthapuram4,743 people - Arumanalloor3,482 people - Esanthimangalam3,302 people [All 18 villages in Thovala](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/thovala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Erachakulam?629902 - How far is Erachakulam from Nagercoil?6 km by road - What is the population of Erachakulam?5,715 (Census 2011) - Which district is Erachakulam in?Kanniyakumari district (Thovala sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Erachakulam?91.2% (Census 2011)