# Chettikulam Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/chettikulam/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Chettikulam Chettikulam is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627754**. The 2011 Census counted **402 people in 100 households**, the 80th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 402people (2011) - 100households - 73.3%literacy - 627754PIN code ## Chettikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chettikulam is 627754.** Chettikulam falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627754 - Gram panchayatUsilankulam - Community development blockKuruvikulam - Census village code642696 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? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)60 km by road - Kalugumalai (nearest town)3 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? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Chettikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kalugumalai - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalugumalai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kuruvikulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 **maize and paddy**. About 38% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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, 88 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chettikulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **93% Toilet within the home ****9%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **80% Tap water ****4%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **73% Use banking services ****96%** **46% Television ****80%** **84% Mobile phone ****54%** **50% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****93%** **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 Chettikulam? ■ Chettikulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625** **968 Working population ****60.9%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 63.2% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (96%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (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 Sankarankoil - Kulakkattakurichi854 people - Poigai809 people - Kulasekarapperi645 people - Usilamgulam451 people - Rengasamudram388 people - Sundaresapuram323 people - Madhurapuri264 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chettikulam?627754 - How far is Chettikulam from Tirunelveli?60 km by road - What is the population of Chettikulam?402 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chettikulam in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chettikulam?73.3% (Census 2011)