# Nochikulam, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/nochikulam/ Village · Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli # Nochikulam Nochikulam is a village in [Palayamkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/) sub-district of [Tirunelveli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **627011**. The 2011 Census counted **2,670 people in 697 households**, the 12th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%. - 2,670people (2011) - 697households - 88.2%literacy - 627011PIN code ## Nochikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nochikulam is 627011.** Nochikulam falls in Palayamkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627011 - Gram panchayatNochikulam - Community development blockPalayamkottai - Census village code642906 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nochikulam from nearby towns? - Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)17 km by road - Tirunelveli (nearest town)10 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 Nochikulam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Nochikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Tirunelveli - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirunelveli - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Tirunelveli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Nochikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and black gram**. About 43% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Nochikulam Of every 100 households in Nochikulam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Nochikulam · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****71%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **55% Tap water ****68%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%** **54% Use banking services ****57%** **62% Television ****89%** **88% Mobile phone ****79%** **70% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****30%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****65%** **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 Nochikulam? ■ Nochikulam · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%** **83.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1360** **972 Working population ****46.3%** **44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 84.2% for women. 59% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (2%) · **■** Household industry 283 (23%) · **■** Other work 793 (64%) · **■** Marginal 114 (9%) 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 - Sivandipatti3,454 people - Muthur3,173 people - Melathidiyur3,040 people - Sengulam2,692 people - Melathiruvengadanathapuram2,659 people - Thirumalaikolunthupuram2,422 people - Keelapattam2,365 people - Pudukkulam2,163 people [All 41 villages in Palayamkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/villages/) ## Other places named Nochikulam - Nochikulam · Village, Kunnam, Perambalur · 5,037 people - Nochikulam · Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli · 1,213 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nochikulam?627011 - How far is Nochikulam from Tirunelveli?17 km by road - What is the population of Nochikulam?2,670 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nochikulam in?Tirunelveli district (Palayamkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nochikulam?88.2% (Census 2011)