# Paruvakkudi Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/paruvakkudi/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Paruvakkudi Paruvakkudi is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627753**. The 2011 Census counted **3,161 people in 919 households**, the 35th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 3,161people (2011) - 919households - 71.8%literacy - 627753PIN code ## Paruvakkudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paruvakkudi is 627753.** Paruvakkudi falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627753 - Gram panchayatParuvakudi - Community development blockSankarankoil - Census village code642654 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paruvakkudi from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)71 km by road - Sankarankoil (nearest town)12 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 Paruvakkudi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Paruvakkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karivalamvandanallur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sankarankoil - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarankoil - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Paruvakkudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, corn and cotton**. About 29% of the 1,248 hectares of village land is sown, and 293 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 Paruvakkudi Of every 100 households in Paruvakkudi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paruvakkudi · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****8%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **80% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **73% Use banking services ****49%** **46% Television ****78%** **84% Mobile phone ****53%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **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 Paruvakkudi? ■ Paruvakkudi · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102** **968 Working population ****56.9%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 61.9% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 204 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,174 (65%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 384 (21%) · **■** Marginal 36 (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 - Vellalankulam3,561 people - Kuruvikulam3,431 people - Alagapuri3,405 people - A.Karisalkulam3,394 people - Melaneelidanallur2,813 people - Kuvalaikkanni2,675 people - Varaganur2,574 people - Kilveerasigamani2,558 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paruvakkudi?627753 - How far is Paruvakkudi from Tirunelveli?71 km by road - What is the population of Paruvakkudi?3,161 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paruvakkudi in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Paruvakkudi?71.8% (Census 2011)