# Vagaikulam Village, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/vagaikulam/ Village · Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli # Vagaikulam Vagaikulam is a village in Ambasamudram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627413**. The 2011 Census counted **2,419 people in 673 households**, the 31st largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 2,419people (2011) - 673households - 84.4%literacy - 627413PIN code ## Vagaikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vagaikulam is 627413.** Vagaikulam falls in Ambasamudram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627413 - Gram panchayatVagaikulam - Community development blockAmbasamudram - Census village code642965 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vagaikulam from nearby towns? - Ambasamudram (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)25 km by road - Ambasamudram (nearest town)3 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 Vagaikulam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Vagaikulam; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ambasamudram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ambasamudram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Vagaikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and sugarcane**. Products made here include bronze utesils. About 64% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Vagaikulam Of every 100 households in Vagaikulam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vagaikulam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****45%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **50% Tap water ****94%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%** **63% Use banking services ****49%** **59% Television ****83%** **82% Mobile phone ****57%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****76%** **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 Vagaikulam? ■ Vagaikulam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890** **965 Working population ****57.0%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 77.6% for women. 65% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (10%) · **■** Household industry 386 (28%) · **■** Other work 596 (43%) · **■** Marginal 159 (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 - Pallakkal2,699 people - Ulagankulam2,679 people - Harikesavanallur2,653 people - Pappankulam2,554 people - Rengasamudram2,381 people - Kodarangulam2,120 people - Ayan Thiruvaleeswaram2,113 people - Athalanallur1,901 people [All 64 villages in Ambasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vagaikulam?627413 - How far is Vagaikulam from Tirunelveli?25 km by road - What is the population of Vagaikulam?2,419 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vagaikulam in?Tirunelveli district (Ambasamudram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vagaikulam?84.4% (Census 2011)