# Pakalayarkulam Village, Nanguneri, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/nanguneri/pakalayarkulam/ Village · Nanguneri, Tirunelveli # Pakalayarkulam Pakalayarkulam is a village in Nanguneri sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627501**. The 2011 Census counted **3,035 people in 806 households**, the 18th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%. - 3,035people (2011) - 806households - 82.4%literacy - 627501PIN code ## Pakalayarkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pakalayarkulam is 627501.** Pakalayarkulam falls in Nanguneri sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627501 - Gram panchayatPadalaiyarkulam - Community development blockKalakadu - Census village code643016 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pakalayarkulam from nearby towns? - Nanguneri (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)37 km by road - Kalakad (nearest town)2 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 Pakalayarkulam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pakalayarkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalakadu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Govindapperi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheranmadevi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Pakalayarkulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and sugarcane**. Products made here include clay pots and beedi. About 39% of the 677 hectares of village land is sown, and 263 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 Pakalayarkulam Of every 100 households in Pakalayarkulam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pakalayarkulam · ■ Nanguneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **94% Toilet within the home ****21%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **63% Tap water ****70%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **69% Use banking services ****66%** **54% Television ****73%** **86% Mobile phone ****56%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **6% Own their home ****82%** **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 Pakalayarkulam? ■ Pakalayarkulam · ■ Nanguneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%** **85.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **1035 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754** **959 Working population ****49.0%** **47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 77.8% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 51 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 426 (29%) · **■** Household industry 73 (5%) · **■** Other work 468 (31%) · **■** Marginal 470 (32%) 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 - Malaiyadippudur3,690 people - Karanthaneri3,529 people - Kadangulam Thirumalaipuram3,458 people - Sathangulam3,408 people - Kallikulam2,986 people - Seeralaperi2,856 people - Therku Nanguneri2,780 people - Poolam2,758 people [All 59 villages in Nanguneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/nanguneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pakalayarkulam?627501 - How far is Pakalayarkulam from Tirunelveli?37 km by road - What is the population of Pakalayarkulam?3,035 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakalayarkulam in?Tirunelveli district (Nanguneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pakalayarkulam?82.4% (Census 2011)