# Puliyankulam Village, Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/puliyankulam/ Village · Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi # Puliyankulam Puliyankulam is a village in Kovilpatti sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628502**. The 2011 Census counted **1,802 people in 536 households**, the 28th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 1,802people (2011) - 536households - 74.4%literacy - 628502PIN code ## Puliyankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puliyankulam is 628502.** Puliyankulam falls in Kovilpatti sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628502 - Gram panchayatPuliyankulam - Community development blockKuruvikulam - Census village code642230 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puliyankulam from nearby towns? - Kovilpatti (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)60 km by road - Kovilpatti (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 Puliyankulam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Puliyankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Ilaiyarasanendal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Appaneri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Appaneri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Puliyankulam known for? The main crops are **corn, black gram and whole green gram**. Products made here include match box. About 30% of the 1,026 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Puliyankulam Of every 100 households in Puliyankulam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Puliyankulam · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****11%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **85% Tap water ****84%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **68% Use banking services ****58%** **49% Television ****81%** **84% Mobile phone ****61%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **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 Puliyankulam? ■ Puliyankulam · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667** **955 Working population ****59.2%** **56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 64.2% for women. 64% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 553 (52%) · **■** Marginal 209 (20%) 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 - Sivandipatti1,912 people - Mudukkumeendanpatti1,902 people - Kattarankulam1,850 people - Vellalankottai1,819 people - Kumara Ettayapuram1,749 people - K.Subramaniapuram1,721 people - Panneerkulam1,695 people - Achangulam1,682 people [All 73 villages in Kovilpatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puliyankulam?628502 - How far is Puliyankulam from Thoothukkudi?60 km by road - What is the population of Puliyankulam?1,802 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puliyankulam in?Thoothukkudi district (Kovilpatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puliyankulam?74.4% (Census 2011)