# Nachankulam Village, Devakottai, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Devakottai, Sivaganga 

# Nachankulam

Nachankulam is a village in Devakottai sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630311**. The 2011 Census counted **1,261 people in 295 households**, the 35th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,261people (2011)
- 295households
- 79.6%literacy
- 630311PIN code

## Nachankulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nachankulam is 630311.** Nachankulam falls in Devakottai sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code630311
- Gram panchayatNachankulam
- Community development blockDevakottai
- Census village code640150

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

## How far is Nachankulam from nearby towns?

- Devakottai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sivaganga (district HQ)50 km by road
- Devakottai (nearest town)12 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 Nachankulam?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Nachankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school5–10 km · Vetriyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devakottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sathikkottai
- ○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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Nachankulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 12% of the 525 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Nachankulam

Of every 100 households in Nachankulam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Nachankulam · ■ Devakottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****16%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**84%

Use banking services ****76%**

**55%

Television ****94%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Nachankulam?

■ Nachankulam · ■ Devakottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**975

Working population ****72.5%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 67.4% for women. 70% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 382 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (4%) · **■** Marginal 485 (53%)

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 Devakottai

- Andakudi1,474 people
- Kallangudi1,377 people
- Nedungulam1,304 people
- Kannangudi1,284 people
- Vijayapuram1,222 people
- Sirunallur1,215 people
- Eluvankottai1,191 people
- Panangulam1,162 people

[All 91 villages in Devakottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/devakottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nachankulam?630311
- How far is Nachankulam from Sivaganga?50 km by road
- What is the population of Nachankulam?1,261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nachankulam in?Sivaganga district (Devakottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Nachankulam?79.6% (Census 2011)