# Kapaliparai Village, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli 

# Kapaliparai

Kapaliparai is a village in Ambasamudram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627602**. The 2011 Census counted **1,597 people in 452 households**, the 42nd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 1,597people (2011)
- 452households
- 67.7%literacy
- 627602PIN code

## Kapaliparai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kapaliparai is 627602.** Kapaliparai falls in Ambasamudram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627602
- Gram panchayatKapaliparai
- Community development blockPappakudi
- Census village code642944

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

## How far is Kapaliparai from nearby towns?

- Ambasamudram (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)25 km by road
- Mukkudal (nearest town)5 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 Kapaliparai?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kapaliparai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mukkudal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambasamudram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ambasamudram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Kapaliparai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include beedi. About 52% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Kapaliparai

Of every 100 households in Kapaliparai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kapaliparai · ■ Ambasamudram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**50%

Tap water ****99%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**63%

Use banking services ****58%**

**59%

Television ****87%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****88%**

**84%

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 Kapaliparai?

■ Kapaliparai · ■ Ambasamudram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**965

Working population ****54.7%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 58.7% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 438 (50%) · **■** Household industry 201 (23%) · **■** Other work 105 (12%) · **■** Marginal 107 (12%)

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 Ambasamudram

- Singampatti1,782 people
- Virasamudram1,654 people
- Govindapperi1,625 people
- Malaiyankulam1,619 people
- Tiruppudaimarudur1,211 people
- Venkatarengapuram1,105 people
- Giriyammalpuram1,062 people
- Sattupattu886 people

[All 64 villages in Ambasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kapaliparai?627602
- How far is Kapaliparai from Tirunelveli?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kapaliparai?1,597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kapaliparai in?Tirunelveli district (Ambasamudram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kapaliparai?67.7% (Census 2011)