# Kovankulam Village, Radhapuram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/radhapuram/kovankulam/ Village · Radhapuram, Tirunelveli # Kovankulam Kovankulam is a village in Radhapuram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627110**. The 2011 Census counted **1,206 people in 362 households**, the 34th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 1,206people (2011) - 362households - 89.3%literacy - 627110PIN code ## Kovankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kovankulam is 627110.** Kovankulam falls in Radhapuram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627110 - Gram panchayatKovankulam - Community development blockValliyur - Census village code643056 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kovankulam from nearby towns? - Radhapuram (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)60 km by road - Vadakkuvalliyur (nearest town)18 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 Kovankulam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kovankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parapadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Terkukallikulam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Terkukallikulam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Kovankulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and banana**. Products made here include beedi. About 9% of the 1,530 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Kovankulam Of every 100 households in Kovankulam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kovankulam · ■ Radhapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****46%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **44% Tap water ****94%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **61% Use banking services ****67%** **55% Television ****96%** **89% Mobile phone ****48%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****26%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **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 Kovankulam? ■ Kovankulam · ■ Radhapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%** **87.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835** **963 Working population ****47.6%** **41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 85.4% for women. 55% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (15%) · **■** Household industry 153 (27%) · **■** Other work 163 (28%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%) 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 - Parameswarapuram2,324 people - Appuvilai2,212 people - Soundarapandiapuram2,212 people - Tisayanvilai2,048 people - Alaganeri489 people [All 36 villages in Radhapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/radhapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kovankulam?627110 - How far is Kovankulam from Tirunelveli?60 km by road - What is the population of Kovankulam?1,206 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kovankulam in?Tirunelveli district (Radhapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kovankulam?89.3% (Census 2011)