# Parpakulam Village, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli 

# Parpakulam

Parpakulam is a village in Palayamkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627351**. The 2011 Census counted **1,182 people in 321 households**, the 26th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%.

- 1,182people (2011)
- 321households
- 75.5%literacy
- 627351PIN code

## Parpakulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parpakulam is 627351.** Parpakulam falls in Palayamkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627351
- Gram panchayatNochikulam
- Community development blockPalayamkottai
- Census village code642905

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

## How far is Parpakulam from nearby towns?

- Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)15 km by road
- Tirunelveli (nearest town)17 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 Parpakulam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Parpakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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 Parpakulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and black gram**. About 23% of the 422 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Parpakulam

Of every 100 households in Parpakulam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parpakulam · ■ Palayamkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**55%

Tap water ****95%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**54%

Use banking services ****72%**

**62%

Television ****85%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**5%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Parpakulam?

■ Parpakulam · ■ Palayamkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1153**

**972

Working population ****49.7%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 65.6% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (3%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 471 (80%) · **■** Marginal 42 (7%)

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

- Manappadaividu1,674 people
- Ponnakkukdi1,631 people
- Maruthur1,247 people
- Kongandanparai1,203 people
- Kansapuram1,042 people
- Udayarkulam955 people
- Melaputhaneri920 people
- Araikulam827 people

[All 41 villages in Palayamkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parpakulam?627351
- How far is Parpakulam from Tirunelveli?15 km by road
- What is the population of Parpakulam?1,182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parpakulam in?Tirunelveli district (Palayamkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Parpakulam?75.5% (Census 2011)