# Puliangulam Village, Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/puliangulam/ Village · Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi # Puliangulam Puliangulam is a village in Vilathikulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628903**. The 2011 Census counted **1,262 people in 347 households**, the 35th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 1,262people (2011) - 347households - 84.4%literacy - 628903PIN code ## Puliangulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puliangulam is 628903.** Puliangulam falls in Vilathikulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628903 - Gram panchayatPuliangulam - Community development blockVilathikulam - Census village code642377 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puliangulam from nearby towns? - Vilathikulam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)32 km by road - Vilathikulam (nearest town)15 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 Puliangulam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Puliangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kulathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Puliangulam known for? The main crops are **bulrush, chilli and black gram**. About 35% of the 852 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Puliangulam Of every 100 households in Puliangulam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puliangulam · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **89% Toilet within the home ****4%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **82% Tap water ****68%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **76% Use banking services ****16%** **40% Television ****93%** **86% Mobile phone ****35%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **7% 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 Puliangulam? ■ Puliangulam · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087** **948 Working population ****54.6%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.2% for men and 76.1% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 119 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 271 (39%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (19%) · **■** Marginal 167 (24%) 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 - Thangammalpuram.K.1,394 people - M.Kodangipatti1,300 people - Virusampatti1,288 people - Vedapatti1,278 people - Kulathur1,245 people - Vathalakarai1,244 people - Kandasamypuram1,184 people - Pallakulam1,164 people [All 86 villages in Vilathikulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puliangulam?628903 - How far is Puliangulam from Thoothukkudi?32 km by road - What is the population of Puliangulam?1,262 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puliangulam in?Thoothukkudi district (Vilathikulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puliangulam?84.4% (Census 2011)