# Araikulam Village, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/araikulam/ Village · Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli # Araikulam Araikulam is a village in Palayamkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627356**. The 2011 Census counted **827 people in 239 households**, the 30th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%. - 827people (2011) - 239households - 87.3%literacy - 627356PIN code ## Araikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Araikulam is 627356.** Araikulam falls in Palayamkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627356 - Gram panchayatMunnirpallam - Community development blockPalayamkottai - Census village code642913 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Araikulam from nearby towns? - Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)9 km by road - Tirunelveli (nearest town)9 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 Araikulam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Araikulam; 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 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Munnirpallam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Munnirpallam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirunelveli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Araikulam known for? About 50% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Araikulam Of every 100 households in Araikulam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 93 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Araikulam · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****84%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **55% Tap water ****95%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****93%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%** **54% Use banking services ****82%** **62% Television ****93%** **88% Mobile phone ****90%** **70% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****49%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****86%** **83% 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 Araikulam? ■ Araikulam · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%** **83.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **972 Working population ****43.2%** **44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.2% for men and 80.7% for women. 54% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 57 (16%) · **■** Other work 284 (80%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%) 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 Palayamkottai - Parpakulam1,182 people - Kansapuram1,042 people - Udayarkulam955 people - Melaputhaneri920 people - Itteri824 people - Uthamapandiyankulam547 people - Paraikkulam413 people - Vagaikulam364 people [All 41 villages in Palayamkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Araikulam?627356 - How far is Araikulam from Tirunelveli?9 km by road - What is the population of Araikulam?827 (Census 2011) - Which district is Araikulam in?Tirunelveli district (Palayamkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Araikulam?87.3% (Census 2011)