# Singikulam Village, Nanguneri, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/nanguneri/singikulam-642996/ Village · Nanguneri, Tirunelveli # Singikulam Singikulam is a village in Nanguneri sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627152**. The 2011 Census counted **1,671 people in 482 households**, the 35th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%. - 1,671people (2011) - 482households - 86.0%literacy - 627152PIN code ## Singikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Singikulam is 627152.** Singikulam falls in Nanguneri sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627152 - Gram panchayatSingikulam - Community development blockKalakadu - Census village code642996 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Singikulam from nearby towns? - Nanguneri (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)25 km by road - Kalakad (nearest town)15 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 Singikulam? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Singikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Edayankulam - ○Degree college10+ km · Govindapperi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirunelveli - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Singikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 13% of the 767 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Singikulam Of every 100 households in Singikulam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Singikulam · ■ Nanguneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****23%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **63% Tap water ****98%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **69% Use banking services ****50%** **54% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****65%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Singikulam? ■ Singikulam · ■ Nanguneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%** **85.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **1035 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **959 Working population ****53.9%** **47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 80.7% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 181 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (30%) · **■** Household industry 108 (12%) · **■** Other work 151 (17%) · **■** Marginal 192 (21%) 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 - Idaiyankulam2,345 people - Kadamboduvalvu2,317 people - Unnankulam2,300 people - Ariyakulam2,043 people - Padmaneri1,664 people - Keela Karuvelankulam1,642 people - Melkarai1,627 people - Vadukatchimathil1,572 people [All 59 villages in Nanguneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/nanguneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Singikulam?627152 - How far is Singikulam from Tirunelveli?25 km by road - What is the population of Singikulam?1,671 (Census 2011) - Which district is Singikulam in?Tirunelveli district (Nanguneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Singikulam?86.0% (Census 2011)