# Ulagankulam Village, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli 

# Ulagankulam

Ulagankulam is a village in Ambasamudram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627414**. The 2011 Census counted **2,679 people in 653 households**, the 28th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 2,679people (2011)
- 653households
- 86.1%literacy
- 627414PIN code

## Ulagankulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ulagankulam is 627414.** Ulagankulam falls in Ambasamudram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627414
- Gram panchayatUlagankulam
- Community development blockCheranmahadevi
- Census village code642984

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

## How far is Ulagankulam from nearby towns?

- Ambasamudram (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)30 km by road
- Cheranmadevi (nearest town)9 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 Ulagankulam?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Ulagankulam; 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 · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karisalpatti
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Karisalpatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambasamudram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Ulagankulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and bengal gram**. Products made here include beedi, bricks and clay pots. About 10% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Ulagankulam

Of every 100 households in Ulagankulam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ulagankulam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**50%

Tap water ****93%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**37%

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

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**63%

Use banking services ****81%**

**59%

Television ****79%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Ulagankulam?

■ Ulagankulam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**965

Working population ****46.8%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 82.1% for women. 57% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 355 (28%) · **■** Household industry 306 (24%) · **■** Other work 376 (30%) · **■** Marginal 72 (6%)

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

- Vadakku Karaikurichchi3,230 people
- Adaichchani3,073 people
- Vairavikulam3,016 people
- Pallakkal2,699 people
- Harikesavanallur2,653 people
- Pappankulam2,554 people
- Vagaikulam2,419 people
- Rengasamudram2,381 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ulagankulam?627414
- How far is Ulagankulam from Tirunelveli?30 km by road
- What is the population of Ulagankulam?2,679 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ulagankulam in?Tirunelveli district (Ambasamudram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Ulagankulam?86.1% (Census 2011)
