# Kallikulam Village, Nanguneri, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Nanguneri, Tirunelveli 

# Kallikulam

Kallikulam is a village in Nanguneri sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627502**. The 2011 Census counted **2,986 people in 770 households**, the 19th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%.

- 2,986people (2011)
- 770households
- 89.1%literacy
- 627502PIN code

## Kallikulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kallikulam is 627502.** Kallikulam falls in Nanguneri sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627502
- Gram panchayatKallikulam
- Community development blockKalakadu
- Census village code643008

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

## How far is Kallikulam from nearby towns?

- Nanguneri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)30 km by road
- Nanguneri (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 Kallikulam?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kallikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Idayankulam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Govindapperi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Terku Nanguneri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Kallikulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and cotton**. About 14% of the 1,458 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Kallikulam

Of every 100 households in Kallikulam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kallikulam · ■ Nanguneri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**63%

Tap water ****99%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**69%

Use banking services ****63%**

**54%

Television ****83%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**23%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 Kallikulam?

■ Kallikulam · ■ Nanguneri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**85.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**959

Working population ****46.5%**

**47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 85.6% for women. 59% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 511 (37%) · **■** Household industry 202 (15%) · **■** Other work 278 (20%) · **■** Marginal 201 (14%)

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 Nanguneri

- Karanthaneri3,529 people
- Kadangulam Thirumalaipuram3,458 people
- Sathangulam3,408 people
- Pakalayarkulam3,035 people
- Seeralaperi2,856 people
- Therku Nanguneri2,780 people
- Poolam2,758 people
- Nambithalaivanpattayam2,748 people

[All 59 villages in Nanguneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/nanguneri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kallikulam?627502
- How far is Kallikulam from Tirunelveli?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kallikulam?2,986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kallikulam in?Tirunelveli district (Nanguneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kallikulam?89.1% (Census 2011)
