# Ariyakulam Village, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/ariyakulam/ Village · Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli # Ariyakulam Ariyakulam is a village in Palayamkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627351**. The 2011 Census counted **4,130 people in 956 households**, the 6th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%. - 4,130people (2011) - 956households - 86.7%literacy - 627351PIN code ## Ariyakulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ariyakulam is 627351.** Ariyakulam falls in Palayamkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627351 - Gram panchayatAriyakulam - Community development blockPalayamkottai - Census village code642900 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ariyakulam from nearby towns? - Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)9 km by road - Tirunelveli (nearest town)6 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 Ariyakulam? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Ariyakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirunelveli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Ariyakulam known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. Products made here include milk. About 23% of the 541 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Ariyakulam Of every 100 households in Ariyakulam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ariyakulam · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****37%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **55% Tap water ****78%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **54% Use banking services ****60%** **62% Television ****84%** **88% Mobile phone ****65%** **70% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****24%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****9%** **5% Own their home ****87%** **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 Ariyakulam? ■ Ariyakulam · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%** **83.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1469** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179** **972 Working population ****41.7%** **44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 83.6% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 161 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 234 (14%) · **■** Household industry 126 (7%) · **■** Other work 891 (52%) · **■** Marginal 312 (18%) 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 - Munnirpallam7,183 people - Tharuvai6,126 people - Reddiarpatti5,166 people - Sivalaperi4,571 people - Naduvakurichi3,859 people - Sivandipatti3,454 people - Muthur3,173 people - Melathidiyur3,040 people [All 41 villages in Palayamkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ariyakulam?627351 - How far is Ariyakulam from Tirunelveli?9 km by road - What is the population of Ariyakulam?4,130 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ariyakulam in?Tirunelveli district (Palayamkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ariyakulam?86.7% (Census 2011)