# Panikkarkulam Village, Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi 

# Panikkarkulam

Panikkarkulam is a village in Kovilpatti sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628952**. The 2011 Census counted **1,922 people in 505 households**, the 23rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,922people (2011)
- 505households
- 64.8%literacy
- 628952PIN code

## Panikkarkulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Panikkarkulam is 628952.** Panikkarkulam falls in Kovilpatti sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628952
- Gram panchayatPanikkarkulam
- Community development blockKayatharu
- Census village code642219

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

## How far is Panikkarkulam from nearby towns?

- Kovilpatti (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)56 km by road
- Kayatharu (nearest town)6 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 Panikkarkulam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kayatharu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kayatharu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Panikkarkulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and tomato**. About 13% of the 1,349 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 Panikkarkulam

Of every 100 households in Panikkarkulam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panikkarkulam · ■ Kovilpatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**85%

Tap water ****99%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**68%

Use banking services ****28%**

**49%

Television ****82%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Panikkarkulam?

■ Panikkarkulam · ■ Kovilpatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**955

Working population ****51.8%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 56.6% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 161 (16%) · **■** Marginal 814 (82%)

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 Kovilpatti

- Appaneri2,278 people
- Thonugal2,227 people
- Duraiyoor2,186 people
- Pillayarnatham2,042 people
- Sivandipatti1,912 people
- Mudukkumeendanpatti1,902 people
- Kattarankulam1,850 people
- Vellalankottai1,819 people

[All 73 villages in Kovilpatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Panikkarkulam?628952
- How far is Panikkarkulam from Thoothukkudi?56 km by road
- What is the population of Panikkarkulam?1,922 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panikkarkulam in?Thoothukkudi district (Kovilpatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Panikkarkulam?64.8% (Census 2011)