# Kallikulam Village, Kamuthi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kamuthi, Ramanathapuram 

# Kallikulam

Kallikulam is a village in Kamuthi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623708**. The 2011 Census counted **1,170 people in 290 households**, the 39th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 1,170people (2011)
- 290households
- 66.5%literacy
- 623708PIN code

## Kallikulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kallikulam is 623708.** Kallikulam falls in Kamuthi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code623708
- Gram panchayatIlanthaikulam
- Community development blockKamuthi
- Census village code642034

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kallikulam from nearby towns?

- Kamuthi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Ramanathapuram (district HQ)65 km by road
- Mudukulathur (nearest town)11 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 Kallikulam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kallikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Peraiyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamuthi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mudukulathur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Kallikulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and green chilli**. About 80% of the 705 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Kallikulam

Of every 100 households in Kallikulam in 2011, 72 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kallikulam · ■ Kamuthi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**85%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****18%**

**35%

Television ****94%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kallikulam?

■ Kallikulam · ■ Kamuthi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**951

Working population ****58.2%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 52.5% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 618 (91%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%)

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 Kamuthi

- A.Tharaikkudi1,348 people
- Idivilagi1,261 people
- Sambakkulam1,251 people
- Pammanendal1,178 people
- Mudalnadu1,087 people
- Vallandai1,065 people
- Mavilangai1,031 people
- Villanendal892 people

[All 49 villages in Kamuthi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kamuthi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kallikulam?623708
- How far is Kallikulam from Ramanathapuram?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kallikulam?1,170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kallikulam in?Ramanathapuram district (Kamuthi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kallikulam?66.5% (Census 2011)
