# Pudukkulam Village, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/pudukkulam/ Village · Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli # Pudukkulam Pudukkulam is a village in Palayamkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627007**. The 2011 Census counted **2,163 people in 591 households**, the 16th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%. - 2,163people (2011) - 591households - 78.8%literacy - 627007PIN code ## Pudukkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pudukkulam is 627007.** Pudukkulam falls in Palayamkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627007 - Gram panchayatPuthukulam - Community development blockPalayamkottai - Census village code642924 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pudukkulam from nearby towns? - Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)13 km by road - Tirunelveli (nearest town)11 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 Pudukkulam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Pudukkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Reddiarpatty - ○Degree college5–10 km · Munnirpallam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirunelveli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Pudukkulam known for? About 17% of the 1,370 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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 Pudukkulam Of every 100 households in Pudukkulam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pudukkulam · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****29%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **55% Tap water ****44%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **54% Use banking services ****70%** **62% Television ****93%** **88% Mobile phone ****77%** **70% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****29%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Pudukkulam? ■ Pudukkulam · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **83.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****757** **972 Working population ****49.5%** **44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 70.0% for women. 56% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 95 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (20%) · **■** Household industry 79 (7%) · **■** Other work 322 (30%) · **■** Marginal 356 (33%) 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 - Nochikulam2,670 people - Melathiruvengadanathapuram2,659 people - Thirumalaikolunthupuram2,422 people - Keelapattam2,365 people - Kunnathur2,067 people - Melapattam2,054 people - Palayamchettikulam2,034 people - Thidiyur2,007 people [All 41 villages in Palayamkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pudukkulam?627007 - How far is Pudukkulam from Tirunelveli?13 km by road - What is the population of Pudukkulam?2,163 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pudukkulam in?Tirunelveli district (Palayamkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pudukkulam?78.8% (Census 2011)