# Pappankulam Village, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/pappankulam-642975/ Village · Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli # Pappankulam Pappankulam is a village in Ambasamudram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627416**. The 2011 Census counted **2,554 people in 693 households**, the 30th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 2,554people (2011) - 693households - 84.6%literacy - 627416PIN code ## Pappankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pappankulam is 627416.** Pappankulam falls in Ambasamudram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627416 - Gram panchayatTherkupappankulam - Community development blockAmbasamudram - Census village code642975 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pappankulam from nearby towns? - Ambasamudram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)45 km by road - Ambasamudram (nearest town)6 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 Pappankulam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pappankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 school5–10 km · Kalladaikurichi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambasamudram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ambasamudram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Pappankulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and sugarcane**. Products made here include beedi and bricks. About 47% of the 550 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 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 Pappankulam Of every 100 households in Pappankulam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pappankulam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****31%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **50% Tap water ****97%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **63% Use banking services ****67%** **59% Television ****86%** **82% Mobile phone ****52%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****89%** **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 Pappankulam? ■ Pappankulam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020** **965 Working population ****55.0%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.8% for men and 76.8% for women. 66% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 186 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 502 (36%) · **■** Household industry 181 (13%) · **■** Other work 143 (10%) · **■** Marginal 392 (28%) 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 - Vairavikulam3,016 people - Pallakkal2,699 people - Ulagankulam2,679 people - Harikesavanallur2,653 people - Vagaikulam2,419 people - Rengasamudram2,381 people - Kodarangulam2,120 people - Ayan Thiruvaleeswaram2,113 people [All 64 villages in Ambasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pappankulam?627416 - How far is Pappankulam from Tirunelveli?45 km by road - What is the population of Pappankulam?2,554 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pappankulam in?Tirunelveli district (Ambasamudram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pappankulam?84.6% (Census 2011)