# Kaluneerkulam Village, Alangulam, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Alangulam, Tirunelveli 

# Kaluneerkulam

Kaluneerkulam is a village in Alangulam sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627861**. The 2011 Census counted **9,082 people in 2,397 households**, the 4th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 9,082people (2011)
- 2,397households
- 79.9%literacy
- 627861PIN code

## Kaluneerkulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kaluneerkulam is 627861.** Kaluneerkulam falls in Alangulam sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627861
- Gram panchayatKaluneerkualam, Melakrishnaperi
- Community development blockKeezhapavur
- Census village code642791

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kaluneerkulam from nearby towns?

- Alangulam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)40 km by road
- Surandai (nearest town)10 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 Kaluneerkulam?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kaluneerkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Veerakeralampudur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Poolankulam
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Veerakeralampudur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Kaluneerkulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, onion and corn**. Products made here include beedi, bricks and clay pots. About 24% of the 1,354 hectares of village land is sown, and 318 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 Kaluneerkulam

Of every 100 households in Kaluneerkulam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kaluneerkulam · ■ Alangulam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**68%

Tap water ****98%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**66%

Use banking services ****60%**

**58%

Television ****90%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****91%**

**91%

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 Kaluneerkulam?

■ Kaluneerkulam · ■ Alangulam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**992

Working population ****57.5%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 71.7% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 570 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 748 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2,035 (39%) · **■** Other work 1,681 (32%) · **■** Marginal 192 (4%)

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 Alangulam

- Pethanadarpatti10,996 people
- Vengadampatti10,438 people
- Mayamankurichi10,340 people
- Kuthapanjan8,748 people
- Kadanganeri8,250 people
- Poolankulam8,249 people
- Maruthamputhur6,696 people

[All 31 villages in Alangulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/alangulam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kaluneerkulam?627861
- How far is Kaluneerkulam from Tirunelveli?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kaluneerkulam?9,082 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaluneerkulam in?Tirunelveli district (Alangulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kaluneerkulam?79.9% (Census 2011)
