# Vallakulam Village, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/vallakulam/ Village · Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram # Vallakulam Vallakulam is a village in Paramakudi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623527**. The 2011 Census counted **1,234 people in 317 households**, the 57th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 1,234people (2011) - 317households - 76.8%literacy - 623527PIN code ## Vallakulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vallakulam is 623527.** Vallakulam falls in Paramakudi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623527 - Gram panchayatMuthuvayal - Community development blockBogalur - Census village code641945 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vallakulam from nearby towns? - Paramakudi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)19 km by road - Ramanathapuram (nearest town)19 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 Vallakulam? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Vallakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bogalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Ramanathapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ramanathapuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 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 Vallakulam known for? The main crops are **paddy and green chilli**. About 50% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Vallakulam Of every 100 households in Vallakulam in 2011, 74 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vallakulam · ■ Paramakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **88% Toilet within the home ****7%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **79% Tap water ****1%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **81% Use banking services ****40%** **45% Television ****81%** **88% Mobile phone ****59%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **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 Vallakulam? ■ Vallakulam · ■ Paramakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **952 Working population ****59.9%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 65.8% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 115 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (14%) · **■** Other work 148 (20%) · **■** Marginal 372 (50%) 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 Paramakudi - Pandiyur1,365 people - P.Kodikulam1,342 people - Perungalur1,325 people - Mennendhi1,293 people - Thaduthalankottai1,222 people - Nagachi1,134 people - Semanur1,132 people - Vagavayal1,045 people [All 93 villages in Paramakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vallakulam?623527 - How far is Vallakulam from Ramanathapuram?19 km by road - What is the population of Vallakulam?1,234 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vallakulam in?Ramanathapuram district (Paramakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vallakulam?76.8% (Census 2011)