# A.Karisalkulam Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/a-karisalkulam/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # A.Karisalkulam A.Karisalkulam is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627719**. The 2011 Census counted **3,394 people in 914 households**, the 34th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 3,394people (2011) - 914households - 73.4%literacy - 627719PIN code ## A.Karisalkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of A.Karisalkulam is 627719.** A.Karisalkulam falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627719 - Gram panchayatA. Karisalkulam - Community development blockKuruvikulam - Census village code642651 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is A.Karisalkulam from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)50 km by road - Thiruvenkadam (nearest town)5 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 A.Karisalkulam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside A.Karisalkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tiruvenkadam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kuruvikulam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 A.Karisalkulam known for? The main crops are **sunflower, corn and banana**. About 48% of the 1,894 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 A.Karisalkulam Of every 100 households in A.Karisalkulam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ A.Karisalkulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****15%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **80% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **73% Use banking services ****49%** **46% Television ****95%** **84% Mobile phone ****47%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **91% 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 A.Karisalkulam? ■ A.Karisalkulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **968 Working population ****59.7%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 64.4% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 155 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,520 (75%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 214 (11%) · **■** Marginal 123 (6%) 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 Sankarankoil - Pattadaikatti3,707 people - Vellalankulam3,561 people - Kuruvikulam3,431 people - Alagapuri3,405 people - Paruvakkudi3,161 people - Melaneelidanallur2,813 people - Kuvalaikkanni2,675 people - Varaganur2,574 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of A.Karisalkulam?627719 - How far is A.Karisalkulam from Tirunelveli?50 km by road - What is the population of A.Karisalkulam?3,394 (Census 2011) - Which district is A.Karisalkulam in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of A.Karisalkulam?73.4% (Census 2011)