# Kalaikulam Village, Ilayangudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/ilayangudi/kalaikulam/ Village · Ilayangudi, Sivaganga # Kalaikulam Kalaikulam is a village in Ilayangudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630709**. The 2011 Census counted **639 people in 164 households**, the 49th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%. - 639people (2011) - 164households - 69.0%literacy - 630709PIN code ## Kalaikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalaikulam is 630709.** Kalaikulam falls in Ilayangudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630709 - Gram panchayatKalaikulam - Community development blockIlayangudi - Census village code640429 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalaikulam from nearby towns? - Ilayangudi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)36 km by road - Ilayangudi (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 Kalaikulam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kalaikulam; 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 school10+ km · Ilayangudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Ilayangudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ilayangudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Kalaikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 401 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Kalaikulam Of every 100 households in Kalaikulam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalaikulam · ■ Ilayangudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **83% Tap water ****18%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **77% Use banking services ****34%** **40% Television ****92%** **90% Mobile phone ****78%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Kalaikulam? ■ Kalaikulam · ■ Ilayangudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%** **72.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1144** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429** **1034 Working population ****60.6%** **55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 60.1% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 334 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 43 (11%) 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 Ilayangudi - Vandal865 people - Aranaiyur793 people - Thugavoor675 people - Devathakudi669 people - Aranmanaikarai554 people - Thiruudayarpuram337 people [All 52 villages in Ilayangudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/ilayangudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalaikulam?630709 - How far is Kalaikulam from Sivaganga?36 km by road - What is the population of Kalaikulam?639 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalaikulam in?Sivaganga district (Ilayangudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalaikulam?69.0% (Census 2011)