# Surakkulam Village, Sivaganga, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/sivaganga/surakkulam/ Village · Sivaganga, Sivaganga # Surakkulam Surakkulam is a village in Sivaganga sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630561**. The 2011 Census counted **2,115 people in 587 households**, the 37th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 2,115people (2011) - 587households - 76.5%literacy - 630561PIN code ## Surakkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Surakkulam is 630561.** Surakkulam falls in Sivaganga sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630561 - Gram panchayatSoorakulam Pudukottai - Community development blockKalayarkoil - Census village code640255 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Surakkulam from nearby towns? - Sivaganga (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)3 km by road - Sivaganga (nearest town)3 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 Surakkulam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Surakkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kanjirangal - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sivaganga - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Surakkulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 23% of the 1,131 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Surakkulam Of every 100 households in Surakkulam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Surakkulam · ■ Sivaganga rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****26%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **67% Tap water ****70%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **79% Use banking services ****69%** **55% Television ****89%** **91% Mobile phone ****79%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****92%** **89% 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 Surakkulam? ■ Surakkulam · ■ Sivaganga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%** **76.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991** **949 Working population ****44.7%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 66.3% for women. 55% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 347 (37%) · **■** Marginal 495 (52%) 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 Sivaganga - Vanniankudi2,185 people - Mongankanmoi2,184 people - Mangudi2,180 people - Thamarakki North2,178 people - Padamathur2,080 people - Mallal2,033 people - Cholapuram2,003 people - Tamarakki South1,955 people [All 130 villages in Sivaganga](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/sivaganga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Surakkulam?630561 - How far is Surakkulam from Sivaganga?3 km by road - What is the population of Surakkulam?2,115 (Census 2011) - Which district is Surakkulam in?Sivaganga district (Sivaganga sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Surakkulam?76.5% (Census 2011)