# Nalanthula Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/nalanthula/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Nalanthula Nalanthula is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628552**. The 2011 Census counted **1,903 people in 575 households**, the 55th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 1,903people (2011) - 575households - 66.4%literacy - 628552PIN code ## Nalanthula PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nalanthula is 628552.** Nalanthula falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628552 - Gram panchayatNalanthula - Community development blockKuruvikulam - Census village code642699 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nalanthula from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)60 km by road - Kalugumalai (nearest town)8 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 Nalanthula? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Nalanthula; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●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 - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Nalanthula known for? The main crops are **maize, green gram and bulrush**. About 17% of the 1,505 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Nalanthula Of every 100 households in Nalanthula in 2011, 94 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Nalanthula · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****15%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **80% Tap water ****91%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%** **73% Use banking services ****58%** **46% Television ****88%** **84% Mobile phone ****60%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****92%** **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 Nalanthula? ■ Nalanthula · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1124** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021** **968 Working population ****59.1%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.4% for men and 57.6% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 142 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 799 (71%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 154 (14%) · **■** Marginal 12 (1%) 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 - Periyakovilankulam2,114 people - Veeriruppu2,086 people - Marudankinar2,069 people - Ko.Maruthappapuram2,002 people - Moovirunthali1,878 people - Maipparai1,842 people - Periyur1,829 people - Vadikkottai1,804 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nalanthula?628552 - How far is Nalanthula from Tirunelveli?60 km by road - What is the population of Nalanthula?1,903 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nalanthula in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nalanthula?66.4% (Census 2011)