# Pulikkal Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/pulikkal/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Pulikkal Pulikkal is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605758**. The 2011 Census counted **1,644 people in 346 households**, the 106th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 1,644people (2011) - 346households - 63.0%literacy - 605758PIN code ## Pulikkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pulikkal is 605758.** Pulikkal falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605758 - Gram panchayatVeerapandi - Community development blockMugaiyur - Census village code633067 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pulikkal from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Arakandanallur (nearest town)9 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 Pulikkal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pulikkal; 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Veerapandi - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arakandanallur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 21 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 Pulikkal known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 62% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Pulikkal Of every 100 households in Pulikkal in 2011, 87 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pulikkal · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **91% Toilet within the home ****5%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **88% Tap water ****98%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **76% Use banking services ****21%** **33% Television ****40%** **84% Mobile phone ****32%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Pulikkal? ■ Pulikkal · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032** **933 Working population ****53.3%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.7% for men and 55.9% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (17%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 275 (31%) · **■** Marginal 377 (43%) 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 Tirukkoyilur - Kolaparai1,731 people - Keelakondur1,715 people - Nayanur1,678 people - Vellamputhur1,678 people - T. Kunnathur1,629 people - Adukkam1,602 people - Mudianur1,578 people - Karadi1,564 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pulikkal?605758 - How far is Pulikkal from Viluppuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Pulikkal?1,644 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pulikkal in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pulikkal?63.0% (Census 2011)