# Pillankulam Village, Veppanthattai, Perambalur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/pillankulam/ Village · Veppanthattai, Perambalur # Pillankulam Pillankulam is a village in Veppanthattai sub-district of Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621117**. The 2011 Census counted **3,083 people in 829 households**, the 17th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 3,083people (2011) - 829households - 71.9%literacy - 621117PIN code ## Pillankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pillankulam is 621117.** Pillankulam falls in Veppanthattai sub-district, Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621117 - Gram panchayatPillankulam - Community development blockVeppanthattai - Census village code636146 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pillankulam from nearby towns? - Veppanthattai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Perambalur (district HQ)35 km by road - Veeraganur (nearest town)8 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 Pillankulam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pillankulam; 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 · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Koogaiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Deviyakurichy - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veppanthattai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Pillankulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and sesame seeds**. About 40% of the 1,816 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Pillankulam Of every 100 households in Pillankulam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pillankulam · ■ Veppanthattai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****3%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **77% Tap water ****68%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **71% Use banking services ****43%** **59% Television ****90%** **87% Mobile phone ****52%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Pillankulam? ■ Pillankulam · ■ Veppanthattai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **915 Working population ****59.5%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 64.5% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 418 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 894 (49%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 157 (9%) · **■** Marginal 350 (19%) 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 Veppanthattai - Veppanthattai3,373 people - Neikuppai3,359 people - Kaikalathur3,345 people - Vengalam3,109 people - Pasumbalur3,047 people - Kaikalathur2,949 people - Thevaiyur2,794 people - Vengalam2,744 people [All 41 villages in Veppanthattai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pillankulam?621117 - How far is Pillankulam from Perambalur?35 km by road - What is the population of Pillankulam?3,083 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pillankulam in?Perambalur district (Veppanthattai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pillankulam?71.9% (Census 2011)