# Chettikulam Village, Radhapuram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/radhapuram/chettikulam/ Village · Radhapuram, Tirunelveli # Chettikulam Chettikulam is a village in Radhapuram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627124**. The 2011 Census counted **13,866 people in 3,557 households**, the 3rd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 13,866people (2011) - 3,557households - 90.2%literacy - 627124PIN code ## Chettikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chettikulam is 627124.** Chettikulam falls in Radhapuram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627124 - Gram panchayatChettikulam - Community development blockValliyur - Census village code643087 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chettikulam from nearby towns? - Radhapuram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)85 km by road - Panagudi (nearest town)20 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 Chettikulam? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Chettikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●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 - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Terkukallikulam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Terkukallikulam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Chettikulam known for? The main crops are **coconut and tamarind**. About 4% of the 738 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Chettikulam Of every 100 households in Chettikulam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Chettikulam · ■ Radhapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****75%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **44% Tap water ****87%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **61% Use banking services ****74%** **55% Television ****90%** **89% Mobile phone ****80%** **67% Computer with internet ****9%** **2% Two-wheeler ****37%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****74%** **88% 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 Chettikulam? ■ Chettikulam · ■ Radhapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%** **87.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **963 Working population ****41.6%** **41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.7% for men and 86.8% for women. 54% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 267 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1,176 (20%) · **■** Other work 3,226 (56%) · **■** Marginal 752 (13%) 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 Radhapuram - Palavoor17,780 people - Levinjipuram14,020 people - Koondankulam12,957 people - Vijayapathi10,854 people - Perungudi10,720 people - Therku Valliyoor9,114 people [All 36 villages in Radhapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/radhapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chettikulam?627124 - How far is Chettikulam from Tirunelveli?85 km by road - What is the population of Chettikulam?13,866 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chettikulam in?Tirunelveli district (Radhapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chettikulam?90.2% (Census 2011)