# Vagaikulam Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli 

# Vagaikulam

Vagaikulam is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627754**. The 2011 Census counted **1,204 people in 329 households**, the 69th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,204people (2011)
- 329households
- 77.2%literacy
- 627754PIN code

## Vagaikulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vagaikulam is 627754.** Vagaikulam falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627754
- Gram panchayatVagaikulam
- Community development blockKuruvikulam
- Census village code642676

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vagaikulam from nearby towns?

- Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sankarankoil (nearest town)13 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 Vagaikulam?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Vagaikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kuruvikulam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sankarankoil
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kuruvikulam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Vagaikulam known for?

About 38% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Vagaikulam

Of every 100 households in Vagaikulam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vagaikulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**80%

Tap water ****98%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**73%

Use banking services ****35%**

**46%

Television ****72%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**8%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Vagaikulam?

■ Vagaikulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**968

Working population ****50.6%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 72.2% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (27%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 161 (26%) · **■** Marginal 162 (27%)

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

- Kurunjakulam1,425 people
- Chattrappatti1,420 people
- Ilandaikulam1,265 people
- Nochikulam1,213 people
- K.Karisalkulam1,178 people
- Chinnakovilankulam1,076 people
- Valavandapuram1,045 people
- Naduvappatti998 people

[All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vagaikulam?627754
- How far is Vagaikulam from Tirunelveli?50 km by road
- What is the population of Vagaikulam?1,204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vagaikulam in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vagaikulam?77.2% (Census 2011)