# Usilamgulam Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/usilamgulam/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Usilamgulam Usilamgulam is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627953**. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 120 households**, the 79th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 451people (2011) - 120households - 78.7%literacy - 627953PIN code ## Usilamgulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Usilamgulam is 627953.** Usilamgulam falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627953 - Gram panchayatUsilankulam - Community development blockKuruvikulam - Census village code642693 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Usilamgulam from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)60 km by road - Kalugumalai (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 Usilamgulam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Usilamgulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sankarankoil - ○Degree college5–10 km · Melaneelidanallur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankarankoil - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 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 and untreated tap water - 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 Usilamgulam known for? The main crops are **maize and paddy**. About 47% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Usilamgulam Of every 100 households in Usilamgulam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Usilamgulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****5%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **80% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **73% Use banking services ****9%** **46% Television ****84%** **84% Mobile phone ****47%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Usilamgulam? ■ Usilamgulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **968 Working population ****42.4%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 68.9% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (9%) · **■** Marginal 109 (57%) 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 - Naluvasankottai928 people - Kulakkattakurichi854 people - Poigai809 people - Kulasekarapperi645 people - Chettikulam402 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 Usilamgulam?627953 - How far is Usilamgulam from Tirunelveli?60 km by road - What is the population of Usilamgulam?451 (Census 2011) - Which district is Usilamgulam in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Usilamgulam?78.7% (Census 2011)