# Boothalapuram Village, Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/boothalapuram/ Village · Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi # Boothalapuram Boothalapuram is a village in Vilathikulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628905**. The 2011 Census counted **1,637 people in 486 households**, the 23rd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 1,637people (2011) - 486households - 82.0%literacy - 628905PIN code ## Boothalapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Boothalapuram is 628905.** Boothalapuram falls in Vilathikulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628905 - Gram panchayatBoothalapuram - Community development blockPudur - Census village code642314 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Boothalapuram from nearby towns? - Vilathikulam (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)80 km by road - Pudur (nearest town)12 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 Boothalapuram? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Boothalapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagalapuram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Boothalapuram known for? The main crops are **bulrush and maize**. About 78% of the 1,379 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Boothalapuram Of every 100 households in Boothalapuram in 2011, 86 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Boothalapuram · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **89% Toilet within the home ****8%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **82% Tap water ****51%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **76% Use banking services ****30%** **40% Television ****82%** **86% Mobile phone ****52%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **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 Boothalapuram? ■ Boothalapuram · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736** **948 Working population ****66.0%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.1% for men and 72.6% for women. 67% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 211 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 686 (63%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 80 (7%) · **■** Marginal 72 (7%) 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 Vilathikulam - Melmandai1,926 people - Kamalapuram1,730 people - K.Duraisamipuram1,653 people - Muthusamypuram1,645 people - Nadukattur1,565 people - Sivagnanapuram1,509 people - Periasamypuram1,507 people - Sakkammalpuram1,506 people [All 86 villages in Vilathikulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Boothalapuram?628905 - How far is Boothalapuram from Thoothukkudi?80 km by road - What is the population of Boothalapuram?1,637 (Census 2011) - Which district is Boothalapuram in?Thoothukkudi district (Vilathikulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Boothalapuram?82.0% (Census 2011)