# Meerankulam - I Village, Sathankulam – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/sathankulam/meerankulam-i/ Village · Sathankulam, Thoothukkudi # Meerankulam - I Meerankulam - I is a village in Sathankulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628613**. The 2011 Census counted **1,420 people in 358 households**, the 21st largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.9%. - 1,420people (2011) - 358households - 75.9%literacy - 628613PIN code ## Meerankulam - I PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meerankulam - I is 628613.** Meerankulam - I falls in Sathankulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628613 - Gram panchayatMeerankulam - Community development blockAlwarthirunagari - Census village code642594 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meerankulam - I from nearby towns? - Sathankulam (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)94 km by road - Sathankulam (nearest town)11 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 Meerankulam - I? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Meerankulam - I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sri Venkateshwarapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kommadikottai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Palangulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 20 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 Meerankulam - I known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and bengal gram**. About 23% of the 746 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Meerankulam - I Of every 100 households in Meerankulam - I in 2011, 81 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Meerankulam - I · ■ Sathankulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **92% Toilet within the home ****11%** **45% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **54% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **71% Use banking services ****16%** **56% Television ****98%** **86% Mobile phone ****48%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **88% 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 Meerankulam - I? ■ Meerankulam - I · ■ Sathankulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%** **88.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **1078 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973** **959 Working population ****47.7%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 68.9% for women. 62% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 43 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 453 (67%) · **■** Household industry 59 (9%) · **■** Other work 52 (8%) · **■** Marginal 70 (10%) 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 Sathankulam - Kommadikottai2,137 people - Eluvaraimukki1,979 people - Kombankulam1,708 people - Nedungulam1,516 people - Thatchamozhi1,025 people - Komaneri1,010 people - Pidaneri725 people [All 25 villages in Sathankulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/sathankulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meerankulam - I?628613 - How far is Meerankulam - I from Thoothukkudi?94 km by road - What is the population of Meerankulam - I?1,420 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meerankulam - I in?Thoothukkudi district (Sathankulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Meerankulam - I?75.9% (Census 2011)