# Kalppakulam Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/kalppakulam/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Kalppakulam Kalppakulam is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627756**. The 2011 Census counted **12,470 people in 3,341 households**, the 2nd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 12,470people (2011) - 3,341households - 77.0%literacy - 627756PIN code ## Kalppakulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalppakulam is 627756.** Kalppakulam falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627756 - Gram panchayatKalappakulam - Community development blockSankarankoil - Census village code642664 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalppakulam from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)60 km by road - Sankarankoil (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 Kalppakulam? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Kalppakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 5 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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, hand pumps 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 Kalppakulam known for? The main crops are **corn, paddy and black gram**. Products made here include beedi and match box. About 19% of the 1,919 hectares of village land is sown, and 336 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 Kalppakulam Of every 100 households in Kalppakulam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kalppakulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****37%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **80% Tap water ****89%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **73% Use banking services ****42%** **46% Television ****88%** **84% Mobile phone ****68%** **50% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****36%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****70%** **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 Kalppakulam? ■ Kalppakulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078** **968 Working population ****43.9%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 68.5% for women. 56% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 425 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,684 (31%) · **■** Household industry 206 (4%) · **■** Other work 3,043 (56%) · **■** Marginal 113 (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 - Sendamangalam15,613 people - Karivalamvandanallur10,581 people - Madhathupatti8,400 people - Veerasigamani8,140 people - Palankottai7,915 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalppakulam?627756 - How far is Kalppakulam from Tirunelveli?60 km by road - What is the population of Kalppakulam?12,470 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalppakulam in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalppakulam?77.0% (Census 2011)