# Nelkattum Seval Village, Sivagiri, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sivagiri, Tirunelveli 

# Nelkattum Seval

Nelkattum Seval is a village in Sivagiri sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627758**. The 2011 Census counted **6,493 people in 1,940 households**, the 3rd largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 6,493people (2011)
- 1,940households
- 65.1%literacy
- 627758PIN code

## Nelkattum Seval PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nelkattum Seval is 627758.** Nelkattum Seval falls in Sivagiri sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627758
- Gram panchayatNelkatum Seval
- Community development blockVasudevanallur
- Census village code642627

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

## How far is Nelkattum Seval from nearby towns?

- Sivagiri (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)65 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 Nelkattum Seval?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Nelkattum Seval; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Darukapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Naranapuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 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 · 12 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 Nelkattum Seval known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and maize**. About 24% of the 1,992 hectares of village land is sown, and 352 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 Nelkattum Seval

Of every 100 households in Nelkattum Seval in 2011, 96 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nelkattum Seval · ■ Sivagiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**67%

Tap water ****90%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**61%

Use banking services ****39%**

**47%

Television ****86%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Nelkattum Seval?

■ Nelkattum Seval · ■ Sivagiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1110**

**1056

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**987

Working population ****54.1%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 53.5% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 487 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,079 (59%) · **■** Household industry 99 (3%) · **■** Other work 526 (15%) · **■** Marginal 320 (9%)

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

- Viswanathapperi10,483 people
- Thenmalai10,283 people
- Talaivankottai6,470 people
- Ramanathapuram5,669 people
- Naranapuram5,197 people
- Subramanyapuram4,777 people

[All 20 villages in Sivagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sivagiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nelkattum Seval?627758
- How far is Nelkattum Seval from Tirunelveli?65 km by road
- What is the population of Nelkattum Seval?6,493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nelkattum Seval in?Tirunelveli district (Sivagiri sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Nelkattum Seval?65.1% (Census 2011)
