# Periyakulam Village, Namakkal, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/namakkal/periyakulam/ Village · Namakkal, Namakkal # Periyakulam Periyakulam is a village in Namakkal sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637404**. The 2011 Census counted **2,137 people in 634 households**, the 79th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 2,137people (2011) - 634households - 67.2%literacy - 637404PIN code ## Periyakulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periyakulam is 637404.** Periyakulam falls in Namakkal sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637404 - Gram panchayatPeriyakulam - Community development blockSenthamangalam - Census village code634625 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periyakulam from nearby towns? - Namakkal (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)20 km by road - Senthamangalam (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 Periyakulam? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Periyakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Senthamangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Namakkal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Namakkal - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 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 Periyakulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 72% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown, and 382 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 Periyakulam Of every 100 households in Periyakulam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Periyakulam · ■ Namakkal rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **90% Toilet within the home ****30%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **59% Tap water ****91%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **54% Use banking services ****37%** **51% Television ****71%** **89% Mobile phone ****48%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **42% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **5% Own their home ****91%** **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 Periyakulam? ■ Periyakulam · ■ Namakkal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **978 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **897 Working population ****56.3%** **54.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 56.5% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 237 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 363 (30%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 349 (29%) · **■** Marginal 242 (20%) 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 Namakkal - Pidaripatti2,355 people - Devanurnadu2,310 people - Naducombai2,230 people - Aniyar2,159 people - Vallipuram2,121 people - Sarkarnattamangalam2,115 people - Perumapatti1,992 people - Ponnari1,974 people [All 118 villages in Namakkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/namakkal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periyakulam?637404 - How far is Periyakulam from Namakkal?20 km by road - What is the population of Periyakulam?2,137 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periyakulam in?Namakkal district (Namakkal sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periyakulam?67.2% (Census 2011)