# Pallakulam Village, Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/pallakulam/ Village · Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi # Pallakulam Pallakulam is a village in Vilathikulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628907**. The 2011 Census counted **1,164 people in 314 households**, the 39th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 1,164people (2011) - 314households - 67.8%literacy - 628907PIN code ## Pallakulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pallakulam is 628907.** Pallakulam falls in Vilathikulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628907 - Gram panchayatNedungulam - Community development blockVilathikulam - Census village code642373 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pallakulam from nearby towns? - Vilathikulam (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)42 km by road - Vilathikulam (nearest town)21 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 Pallakulam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pallakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school5–10 km · Vedapatti - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vilathikulam - ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Patchayapuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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 Pallakulam known for? The main crops are **chilli, paddy and black gram**. About 44% of the 854 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 Pallakulam Of every 100 households in Pallakulam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pallakulam · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **89% Toilet within the home ****1%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **76% Use banking services ****23%** **40% Television ****84%** **86% Mobile phone ****41%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **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 Pallakulam? ■ Pallakulam · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1359** **948 Working population ****63.1%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 58.8% for women. 67% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 567 (77%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (12%) · **■** Marginal 55 (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 - Puliangulam1,262 people - Kulathur1,245 people - Vathalakarai1,244 people - Kandasamypuram1,184 people - Melakallurani1,076 people - E.Velayudhapuram1,067 people - Poosanoor1,054 people - K.Kumareddiahpuram1,036 people [All 86 villages in Vilathikulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pallakulam?628907 - How far is Pallakulam from Thoothukkudi?42 km by road - What is the population of Pallakulam?1,164 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pallakulam in?Thoothukkudi district (Vilathikulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pallakulam?67.8% (Census 2011)