# Uchikulam Village, Nanguneri, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Nanguneri, Tirunelveli 

# Uchikulam

Uchikulam is a village in Nanguneri sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627108**. The 2011 Census counted **428 people in 99 households**, the 50th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%.

- 428people (2011)
- 99households
- 87.8%literacy
- 627108PIN code

## Uchikulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Uchikulam is 627108.** Uchikulam falls in Nanguneri sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627108
- Gram panchayatVadukatchimathil
- Community development blockKalakadu
- Census village code643019

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

## How far is Uchikulam from nearby towns?

- Nanguneri (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)45 km by road
- Kalakad (nearest town)5 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 Uchikulam?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Uchikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalakadu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Govindapperi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheranmadevi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Uchikulam known for?

About 22% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Uchikulam

Of every 100 households in Uchikulam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Uchikulam · ■ Nanguneri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**63%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**69%

Use banking services ****85%**

**54%

Television ****76%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Uchikulam?

■ Uchikulam · ■ Nanguneri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**85.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**959

Working population ****54.4%**

**47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 78.5% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (5%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 81 (35%) · **■** Marginal 94 (40%)

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

- Deivanayagaperi831 people
- Madam Alankulam588 people
- Singikulam533 people
- Ilayankulam487 people
- Tennirkulam253 people
- Veppangulam168 people
- Melmalaiyaneri165 people
- Alangulam124 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Uchikulam?627108
- How far is Uchikulam from Tirunelveli?45 km by road
- What is the population of Uchikulam?428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uchikulam in?Tirunelveli district (Nanguneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Uchikulam?87.8% (Census 2011)