# Sirukkalur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Sirukkalur

Sirukkalur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606401**. The 2011 Census counted **422 people in 82 households**, the 169th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 422people (2011)
- 82households
- 61.4%literacy
- 606401PIN code

## Sirukkalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sirukkalur is 606401.** Sirukkalur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606401
- Gram panchayatPacheri
- Community development blockKalrayan Hills
- Census village code633267

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

## How far is Sirukkalur from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)125 km by road
- Sankarapuram (nearest town)35 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 Sirukkalur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sirukkalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Serapattu
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Serapattu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Viriyur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakkamputhur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Sirukkalur known for?

The main crops are **tapioca, paddy and ragi**. About 21% of the 1,308 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Sirukkalur

Of every 100 households in Sirukkalur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sirukkalur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**87%

Tap water ****99%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**77%

Use banking services ****19%**

**49%

Television ****95%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Sirukkalur?

■ Sirukkalur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**939

Working population ****41.5%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 56.6% for women. 48% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 174 (99%)

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 Sankarapuram

- Perumanatham522 people
- Sittanthangal497 people
- Aravankadu492 people
- Kalliparai463 people
- Chitherippattu419 people
- Keelnilavur377 people
- Vilvathi295 people
- Timmanandal288 people

[All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sirukkalur?606401
- How far is Sirukkalur from Viluppuram?125 km by road
- What is the population of Sirukkalur?422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirukkalur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sirukkalur?61.4% (Census 2011)