# Peikulam Village, Kadaladi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kadaladi/peikulam/ Village · Kadaladi, Ramanathapuram # Peikulam Peikulam is a village in Kadaladi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623711**. The 2011 Census counted **5,361 people in 1,225 households**, the 6th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%. - 5,361people (2011) - 1,225households - 86.2%literacy - 623711PIN code ## Peikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Peikulam is 623711.** Peikulam falls in Kadaladi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623711 - Gram panchayatPeikulam , Sikka - Community development blockKadaladi - Census village code642056 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Peikulam from nearby towns? - Kadaladi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)37 km by road - Keelakarai (nearest town)30 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 Peikulam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Peikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sikkal - ○Degree college10+ km · Vilangalathur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mudukulathur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Peikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy and green chilli**. Products made here include coir basket. About 61% of the 1,243 hectares of village land is sown, and 319 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 Peikulam Of every 100 households in Peikulam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Peikulam · ■ Kadaladi rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **82% Toilet within the home ****28%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **77% Tap water ****1%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **84% Use banking services ****46%** **47% Television ****82%** **82% Mobile phone ****55%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****86%** **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 Peikulam? ■ Peikulam · ■ Kadaladi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%** **76.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997** **950 Working population ****36.4%** **46.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 79.2% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 556 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,193 (61%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 124 (6%) · **■** Marginal 59 (3%) 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 Kadaladi - Narippaiyur9,861 people - S.Tharaikudi6,274 people - Valinockam6,221 people - Kadaladi5,867 people - Mariyur5,097 people - Kannirajpuram5,086 people - Periakulam4,869 people - Keelakidaram3,807 people [All 44 villages in Kadaladi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kadaladi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Peikulam?623711 - How far is Peikulam from Ramanathapuram?37 km by road - What is the population of Peikulam?5,361 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peikulam in?Ramanathapuram district (Kadaladi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Peikulam?86.2% (Census 2011)