Village · Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli # Vettuvankulam Vettuvankulam is a village in Tirunelveli sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 627012. The 2011 Census counted 1,596 people in 411 households, the 34th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%. - 1,596 people (2011) - 411 households - 80.0% literacy - 627012 PIN code ## Vettuvankulam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vettuvankulam is 627012. Vettuvankulam falls in Tirunelveli sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 627012 - Gram panchayat Vellalankulam - Community development block Manur - Census village code 642868 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vettuvankulam from nearby towns? - Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ) 15 km by road - Mukkudal (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vettuvankulam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Vettuvankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tirunelveli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tirunelveli - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tirunelveli - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vettuvankulam known for? The main crops are paddy, cotton and banana. About 26% of the 604 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vettuvankulam Of every 100 households in Vettuvankulam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vettuvankulam · ■ Tirunelveli rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 94% - Toilet within the home 16% 30% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 67% - Tap water 97% 87% - Drinking water within premises 0% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 86% 29% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 13% 66% - Use banking services 74% 56% - Television 96% 81% - Mobile phone 80% 57% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 31% 19% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 3% 9% - Own their home 93% 86% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vettuvankulam? ■ Vettuvankulam · ■ Tirunelveli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.0% 77.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1041 1024 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1041 922 - Working population 47.9% 49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 71.9% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 67 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 232 (30%) · ■ Household industry 209 (27%) · ■ Other work 218 (28%) · ■ Marginal 39 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tirunelveli - Thenpathu 1,766 people - Alangaraperi 1,738 people - Nanchankulam 1,724 people - Sidaparppanallur 1,606 people - Veppankulam 1,537 people - Sanganhiradu 1,518 people - Pudur 1,328 people - Vallankottai 1,258 people All 63 villages in Tirunelveli ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vettuvankulam? 627012 - How far is Vettuvankulam from Tirunelveli? 15 km by road - What is the population of Vettuvankulam? 1,596 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vettuvankulam in? Tirunelveli district (Tirunelveli sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vettuvankulam? 80.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tirunelveli/vettuvankulam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.