# Kalayarkarisalkulam Village, Aruppukkottai – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/kalayarkarisalkulam/ Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar # Kalayarkarisalkulam Kalayarkarisalkulam is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,971 people in 603 households**, the 19th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,971people (2011) - 603households - 85.1%literacy - 626105PIN code ## Kalayarkarisalkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalayarkarisalkulam is 626105.** Kalayarkarisalkulam falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626105 - Gram panchayatE. Kalayarkarisalkulam, W. Kalayarkarisalkulam - Community development blockTiruchuli - Census village code641662 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalayarkarisalkulam from nearby towns? - Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)35 km by road - Aruppukkottai (nearest town)15 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 Kalayarkarisalkulam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kalayarkarisalkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muthuramalingapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soolakkarai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 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 Kalayarkarisalkulam known for? The main crops are **cotton, maize and chilli**. About 42% of the 675 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Kalayarkarisalkulam Of every 100 households in Kalayarkarisalkulam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kalayarkarisalkulam · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****6%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **74% Tap water ****43%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **65% Use banking services ****55%** **47% Television ****94%** **86% Mobile phone ****43%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **84% 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 Kalayarkarisalkulam? ■ Kalayarkarisalkulam · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976** **949 Working population ****62.4%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 79.0% for women. 66% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 100 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 647 (53%) · **■** Household industry 36 (3%) · **■** Other work 367 (30%) · **■** Marginal 79 (6%) 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 Aruppukkottai - Thummuchinnampatti2,469 people - Amanakkunatham2,166 people - Melakandamangalam2,111 people - Chettikulam1,992 people - Maravarperungudi1,971 people - Kallumadam1,934 people - Thoppalakarai1,899 people - Savaspuram1,800 people [All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalayarkarisalkulam?626105 - How far is Kalayarkarisalkulam from Virudhunagar?35 km by road - What is the population of Kalayarkarisalkulam?1,971 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalayarkarisalkulam in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalayarkarisalkulam?85.1% (Census 2011)