# Vazhakuli Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Vazhakuli

Vazhakuli is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606401**. The 2011 Census counted **203 people in 47 households**, the 174th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 203people (2011)
- 47households
- 49.7%literacy
- 606401PIN code

## Vazhakuli PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code606401
- Gram panchayatVanjikkuli
- Community development blockKalrayan Hills
- Census village code633265

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

## How far is Vazhakuli from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)150 km by road
- Sankarapuram (nearest town)50 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 Vazhakuli?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Vazhakuli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pudupattu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Viriyur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarapuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Vazhakuli known for?

The main crops are **tapioca, ragi and samai**. About 5% of the 742 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Vazhakuli

Of every 100 households in Vazhakuli in 2011, 96 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vazhakuli · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**78%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**77%

Use banking services ****6%**

**49%

Television ****92%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Vazhakuli?

■ Vazhakuli · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**939

Working population ****54.2%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 39.4% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (51%) · **■** Marginal 9 (8%)

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

- Chitherippattu419 people
- Keelnilavur377 people
- Vilvathi295 people
- Timmanandal288 people
- Poottai RF190 people
- Kanankadu R.F.187 people
- Rangappanur RF156 people
- Sellakkakuppam45 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vazhakuli?606401
- How far is Vazhakuli from Viluppuram?150 km by road
- What is the population of Vazhakuli?203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vazhakuli in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vazhakuli?49.7% (Census 2011)
