# Kalappalankulam, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli – Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/kalappalankulam/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Kalappalankulam Kalappalankulam is a village in [Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/) sub-district of [Tirunelveli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **628552**. The 2011 Census counted **2,295 people in 666 households**, the 45th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 2,295people (2011) - 666households - 63.0%literacy - 628552PIN code ## Kalappalankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalappalankulam is 628552.** Kalappalankulam falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628552 - Gram panchayatKalappalankulam - Community development blockKuruvikulam - Census village code642698 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalappalankulam from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)60 km by road - Kalugumalai (nearest town)7 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 Kalappalankulam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kalappalankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalugumalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kuruvikulam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kalappalankulam known for? The main crops are **green gram, black gram and maize**. About 52% of the 560 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Kalappalankulam Of every 100 households in Kalappalankulam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kalappalankulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****4%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **80% Tap water ****90%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **73% Use banking services ****72%** **46% Television ****87%** **84% Mobile phone ****48%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kalappalankulam? ■ Kalappalankulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027** **968 Working population ****60.5%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 52.9% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 217 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 678 (49%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 252 (18%) · **■** Marginal 215 (15%) 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 - Sangupatti2,418 people - Sundankurichi2,387 people - Perunkottur2,339 people - Narikudi2,319 people - Naduvakurichi2,257 people - Vellappaneri2,224 people - Sathirakondan2,199 people - Mahendravadi2,180 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalappalankulam?628552 - How far is Kalappalankulam from Tirunelveli?60 km by road - What is the population of Kalappalankulam?2,295 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalappalankulam in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalappalankulam?63.0% (Census 2011)