# Pappankulam Village, Nanguneri, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Nanguneri, Tirunelveli 

# Pappankulam

Pappankulam is a village in Nanguneri sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627110**. The 2011 Census counted **2,398 people in 632 households**, the 30th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%.

- 2,398people (2011)
- 632households
- 89.4%literacy
- 627110PIN code

## Pappankulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pappankulam is 627110.** Pappankulam falls in Nanguneri sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627110
- Gram panchayatPappankulam
- Community development blockNanguneri
- Census village code643033

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?

- Nanguneri (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)40 km by road
- Nanguneri (nearest town)20 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?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Pappankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ilankulam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirunelveli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Terku Nanguneri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 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 · 12 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 cotton**. About 10% of the 1,531 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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, 17 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pappankulam · ■ Nanguneri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**63%

Tap water ****94%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**69%

Use banking services ****44%**

**54%

Television ****92%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Pappankulam?

■ Pappankulam · ■ Nanguneri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**85.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1163**

**959

Working population ****38.3%**

**47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 86.0% for women. 50% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 213 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (31%) · **■** Household industry 149 (16%) · **■** Other work 154 (17%) · **■** Marginal 122 (13%)

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

- Alwaneri2,643 people
- Sadayaneri2,543 people
- Marukalkurichi2,472 people
- Senbagaramanallur2,470 people
- Idaiyankulam2,345 people
- Kadamboduvalvu2,317 people
- Unnankulam2,300 people
- Ariyakulam2,043 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pappankulam?627110
- How far is Pappankulam from Tirunelveli?40 km by road
- What is the population of Pappankulam?2,398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pappankulam in?Tirunelveli district (Nanguneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pappankulam?89.4% (Census 2011)