# Poolangal Village, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/poolangal/ Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar # Poolangal Poolangal is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626114**. The 2011 Census counted **3,909 people in 846 households**, the 6th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 3,909people (2011) - 846households - 79.6%literacy - 626114PIN code ## Poolangal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poolangal is 626114.** Poolangal falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626114 - Gram panchayatPoolangal - Community development blockTiruchuli - Census village code641694 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poolangal from nearby towns? - Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)50 km by road - Kamuthi (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 Poolangal? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Poolangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior 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 - ●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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Kamuthi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soolakkarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - 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 Poolangal known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and brinjal**. About 38% of the 1,758 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Poolangal Of every 100 households in Poolangal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Poolangal · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****21%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **74% Tap water ****93%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **65% Use banking services ****57%** **47% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****56%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****92%** **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 Poolangal? ■ Poolangal · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **949 Working population ****50.0%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 71.6% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 218 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 498 (25%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 379 (19%) · **■** Marginal 845 (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 Aruppukkottai - Palavanatham6,826 people - Kanjanaiyakkenpatti5,479 people - Chettikurichi4,958 people - Mandapasalai4,691 people - Sembatti3,880 people - Villipathiri3,806 people - Kovilangulam3,569 people - Kotthiparai3,190 people [All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poolangal?626114 - How far is Poolangal from Virudhunagar?50 km by road - What is the population of Poolangal?3,909 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poolangal in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poolangal?79.6% (Census 2011)