# Darukapuram Village, Sivagiri, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sivagiri/darukapuram/ Village · Sivagiri, Tirunelveli # Darukapuram Darukapuram is a village in Sivagiri sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627755**. The 2011 Census counted **1,187 people in 344 households**, the 15th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%. - 1,187people (2011) - 344households - 76.4%literacy - 627755PIN code ## Darukapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Darukapuram is 627755.** Darukapuram falls in Sivagiri sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627755 - Gram panchayatDarukapuram - Community development blockVasudevanallur - Census village code642630 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Darukapuram from nearby towns? - Sivagiri (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)50 km by road - Vasudevanallur (nearest town)6 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 Darukapuram? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Darukapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vasudevanallur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Naranapuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 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 Darukapuram known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and cotton**. About 29% of the 892 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Darukapuram Of every 100 households in Darukapuram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Darukapuram · ■ Sivagiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****18%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **67% Tap water ****99%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **61% Use banking services ****65%** **47% Television ****76%** **84% Mobile phone ****67%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **9% 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 Darukapuram? ■ Darukapuram · ■ Sivagiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **70.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **1056 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089** **987 Working population ****50.6%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 68.8% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (15%) · **■** Household industry 65 (11%) · **■** Other work 104 (17%) · **■** Marginal 331 (55%) 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 Sivagiri - Nagaram2,325 people - Malayadikkurichi2,177 people - Inam Kovilpatti1,747 people - Rayagiri1,342 people - Sanganapperi1,109 people - Ariyur733 people - Pattakurichi426 people - Sivagiri Reserve Forest93 people [All 20 villages in Sivagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sivagiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Darukapuram?627755 - How far is Darukapuram from Tirunelveli?50 km by road - What is the population of Darukapuram?1,187 (Census 2011) - Which district is Darukapuram in?Tirunelveli district (Sivagiri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Darukapuram?76.4% (Census 2011)