# Parikkal Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/parikkal/ Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram # Parikkal Parikkal is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,823 people in 443 households**, the 71st largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,823people (2011) - 443households - 74.9%literacy - 607204PIN code ## Parikkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parikkal is 607204.** Parikkal falls in Ulundurpettai sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607204 - Gram panchayatParikkal - Community development blockTirunavalur - Census village code633636 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parikkal from nearby towns? - Ulundurpettai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)30 km by road - Ulundurpettai (nearest town)20 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 Parikkal? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Parikkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirunavalur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirunavalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ulundurpettai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Parikkal known for? About 53% of the 498 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Parikkal Of every 100 households in Parikkal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Parikkal · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****14%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **90% Tap water ****35%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **82% Use banking services ****52%** **40% Television ****80%** **80% Mobile phone ****52%** **62% Computer with internet ****3%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****97%** **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 Parikkal? ■ Parikkal · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **934 Working population ****53.3%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 66.0% for women. 61% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (8%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (6%) · **■** Marginal 764 (79%) 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 Ulundurpettai - Karapattu1,897 people - Deviyanandal1,890 people - Kunamangalam1,842 people - Sithanangur1,835 people - Madapattu1,783 people - Pu. Killanur1,761 people - Arumpattu1,758 people - Thenmangalam1,754 people [All 182 villages in Ulundurpettai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parikkal?607204 - How far is Parikkal from Viluppuram?30 km by road - What is the population of Parikkal?1,823 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parikkal in?Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Parikkal?74.9% (Census 2011)