# Alangulam Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/alangulam/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Alangulam Alangulam is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627754**. The 2011 Census counted **1,692 people in 449 households**, the 61st largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 1,692people (2011) - 449households - 76.7%literacy - 627754PIN code ## Alangulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alangulam is 627754.** Alangulam falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627754 - Gram panchayatK.Alankulam - Community development blockKuruvikulam - Census village code642695 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alangulam from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)55 km by road - Kalugumalai (nearest town)2 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 Alangulam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Alangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalugumalai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kuruvikulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Alangulam known for? The main crops are **maize and green gram**. Products made here include match box. About 42% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Alangulam Of every 100 households in Alangulam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Alangulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****38%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **80% Tap water ****99%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%** **73% Use banking services ****61%** **46% Television ****84%** **84% Mobile phone ****58%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****89%** **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 Alangulam? ■ Alangulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **968 Working population ****62.2%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 67.6% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 111 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 800 (76%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 93 (9%) · **■** Marginal 47 (4%) 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 - Maipparai1,842 people - Periyur1,829 people - Vadikkottai1,804 people - Thadiyampatti1,779 people - Athipatti1,687 people - Manalur1,684 people - Ramalingapuram1,487 people - Kurunjakulam1,425 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alangulam?627754 - How far is Alangulam from Tirunelveli?55 km by road - What is the population of Alangulam?1,692 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alangulam in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alangulam?76.7% (Census 2011)