# Vettikulam Village, Sivaganga, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/sivaganga/vettikulam/ Village · Sivaganga, Sivaganga # Vettikulam Vettikulam is a village in Sivaganga sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630556**. The 2011 Census counted **492 people in 127 households**, the 117th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 492people (2011) - 127households - 73.8%literacy - 630556PIN code ## Vettikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vettikulam is 630556.** Vettikulam falls in Sivaganga sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630556 - Gram panchayatAdappadakki - Community development blockKalayarkoil - Census village code640313 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vettikulam from nearby towns? - Sivaganga (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)9 km by road - Nattarasankottai (nearest town)8 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 Vettikulam? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Vettikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Adappadakki - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mallal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sivaganga - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Mallal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Vettikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 30% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Vettikulam Of every 100 households in Vettikulam in 2011, 77 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vettikulam · ■ Sivaganga rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **91% Toilet within the home ****0%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **67% Tap water ****0%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **79% Use banking services ****8%** **55% Television ****92%** **91% Mobile phone ****62%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****100%** **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 Vettikulam? ■ Vettikulam · ■ Sivaganga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **76.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **949 Working population ****65.7%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 66.4% for women. 66% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 144 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (5%) · **■** Marginal 159 (49%) 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 - Mudikkaraipudukkulam578 people - Ammanpatti569 people - Siriyur566 people - Kolanthi564 people - Kondagamperungarai465 people - Mangattendal455 people - Cholavandan421 people - Kilpidavur421 people [All 130 villages in Sivaganga](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/sivaganga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vettikulam?630556 - How far is Vettikulam from Sivaganga?9 km by road - What is the population of Vettikulam?492 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vettikulam in?Sivaganga district (Sivaganga sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vettikulam?73.8% (Census 2011)