Village · Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli # Paraikkulam Paraikkulam is a village in Palayamkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 627351. The 2011 Census counted 413 people in 108 households, the 33rd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%. - 413 people (2011) - 108 households - 89.5% literacy - 627351 PIN code ## Paraikkulam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Paraikkulam is 627351. Paraikkulam falls in Palayamkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 627351 - Gram panchayat Melaputhaneri - Community development block Palayamkottai - Census village code 642903 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Paraikkulam from nearby towns? - Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ) 12 km by road - Tirunelveli (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Paraikkulam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Paraikkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Uthamapandiyankulam - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Ariyakulam - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Tirunelveli - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Paraikkulam known for? The main crops are paddy and black gram. About 60% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Paraikkulam Of every 100 households in Paraikkulam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Paraikkulam · ■ Palayamkottai rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 95% - Toilet within the home 18% 41% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 55% - Tap water 94% 83% - Drinking water within premises 6% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 42% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 54% - Use banking services 69% 62% - Television 82% 88% - Mobile phone 65% 70% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 14% 31% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 10% 5% - Own their home 89% 83% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Paraikkulam? ■ Paraikkulam · ■ Palayamkottai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 89.5% 83.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1151 1015 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 972 - Working population 54.5% 44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.2% for men and 84.6% for women. 64% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 30 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 104 (46%) · ■ Household industry 30 (13%) · ■ Other work 53 (24%) · ■ Marginal 8 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Palayamkottai - Melaputhaneri 920 people - Araikulam 827 people - Itteri 824 people - Uthamapandiyankulam 547 people - Vagaikulam 364 people - Avanapperi 358 people - Velankulam 285 people - Kilathiruvengadanathapuram 279 people All 41 villages in Palayamkottai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paraikkulam? 627351 - How far is Paraikkulam from Tirunelveli? 12 km by road - What is the population of Paraikkulam? 413 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paraikkulam in? Tirunelveli district (Palayamkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Paraikkulam? 89.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/paraikkulam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.