# Paralachi Village, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/paralachi/ Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar # Paralachi Paralachi is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,432 people in 419 households**, the 29th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,432people (2011) - 419households - 81.5%literacy - 626114PIN code ## Paralachi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paralachi is 626114.** Paralachi falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626114 - Gram panchayatParalachi, Sengulam - Community development blockTiruchuli - Census village code641689 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paralachi from nearby towns? - Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)45 km by road - Kamuthi (nearest town)16 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 Paralachi? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Paralachi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Melaiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kamuthi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soolakkarai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Paralachi known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and black gram**. About 56% of the 1,191 hectares of village land is sown, and 197 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 Paralachi Of every 100 households in Paralachi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paralachi · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****14%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **74% Tap water ****56%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **65% Use banking services ****22%** **47% Television ****76%** **86% Mobile phone ****50%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **7% Own their home ****88%** **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 Paralachi? ■ Paralachi · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **949 Working population ****60.5%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 73.6% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 178 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 586 (68%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (10%) · **■** Marginal 18 (2%) 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 - Kattangudi1,608 people - Muthuramalingapuram1,591 people - Velayudhapuram1,553 people - Thiruvirunthalpuram1,450 people - Melaiyur1,420 people - Kanakai1,417 people - Gopalapuram1,307 people - Kurunjakulam1,267 people [All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paralachi?626114 - How far is Paralachi from Virudhunagar?45 km by road - What is the population of Paralachi?1,432 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paralachi in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Paralachi?81.5% (Census 2011)