Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi # Kalugachalapuram Kalugachalapuram is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 628902. The 2011 Census counted 633 people in 215 households, the 39th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 633 people (2011) - 215 households - 83.1% literacy - 628902 PIN code ## Kalugachalapuram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kalugachalapuram is 628902. Kalugachalapuram falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 628902 - Gram panchayat Kalugachalapuram - Community development block Vilathikulam - Census village code 642280 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kalugachalapuram from nearby towns? - Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ) 57 km by road - Ettayapuram (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kalugachalapuram? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kalugachalapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Perilovanpatti - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kalugachalapuram known for? The main crops are black gram, whole green gram and maize. About 63% of the 802 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kalugachalapuram Of every 100 households in Kalugachalapuram in 2011, 89 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalugachalapuram · ■ Ettayapuram rural average - Electricity for lighting 89% 92% - Toilet within the home 14% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 87% - Tap water 0% 79% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 89% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 11% 65% - Use banking services 55% 40% - Television 81% 83% - Mobile phone 46% 58% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 20% 17% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 8% 9% - Own their home 93% 86% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kalugachalapuram? ■ Kalugachalapuram · ■ Ettayapuram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.1% 75.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1055 1061 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1176 986 - Working population 63.5% 55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 75.1% for women. 72% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 61 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 224 (56%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 94 (23%) · ■ Marginal 21 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ettayapuram - Rajapatti 772 people - Valampatti 758 people - Masarpatti 713 people - Suraikkaipatti 683 people - Ramanoothu 628 people - T.Shanmugapuram 624 people - Singilipatti 492 people - Tholmalaipatti 492 people All 55 villages in Ettayapuram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalugachalapuram? 628902 - How far is Kalugachalapuram from Thoothukkudi? 57 km by road - What is the population of Kalugachalapuram? 633 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalugachalapuram in? Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalugachalapuram? 83.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/kalugachalapuram/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.