# Vathalakarai Village, Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/vathalakarai/ Village · Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi # Vathalakarai Vathalakarai is a village in Vilathikulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628904**. The 2011 Census counted **1,244 people in 357 households**, the 37th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 1,244people (2011) - 357households - 77.6%literacy - 628904PIN code ## Vathalakarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vathalakarai is 628904.** Vathalakarai falls in Vilathikulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628904 - Gram panchayatVathalakarai - Community development blockPudur - Census village code642331 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vathalakarai from nearby towns? - Vilathikulam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)61 km by road - Vilathikulam (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 Vathalakarai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Vathalakarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child 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 - ●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 · Vilathikulam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagalapuram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 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 Vathalakarai known for? The main crops are **chilli, jasmine and bulrush**. About 88% of the 989 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 Vathalakarai Of every 100 households in Vathalakarai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vathalakarai · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **89% Toilet within the home ****6%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **82% Tap water ****39%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **76% Use banking services ****48%** **40% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****45%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **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 Vathalakarai? ■ Vathalakarai · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762** **948 Working population ****64.7%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 67.8% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 45 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 100 (12%) · **■** Marginal 405 (50%) 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 - Virusampatti1,288 people - Vedapatti1,278 people - Puliangulam1,262 people - Kulathur1,245 people - Kandasamypuram1,184 people - Pallakulam1,164 people - Melakallurani1,076 people - E.Velayudhapuram1,067 people [All 86 villages in Vilathikulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vathalakarai?628904 - How far is Vathalakarai from Thoothukkudi?61 km by road - What is the population of Vathalakarai?1,244 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vathalakarai in?Thoothukkudi district (Vilathikulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vathalakarai?77.6% (Census 2011)