# Poyyankulam Village, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/poyyankulam/ Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar # Poyyankulam Poyyankulam is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,234 people in 312 households**, the 36th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,234people (2011) - 312households - 66.4%literacy - 626112PIN code ## Poyyankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poyyankulam is 626112.** Poyyankulam falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626112 - Gram panchayatSempatti - Community development blockAruppukottai - Census village code641628 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poyyankulam from nearby towns? - Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)25 km by road - Aruppukkottai (nearest town)5 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 Poyyankulam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Poyyankulam; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aruppukkottai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soolakkarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Poyyankulam known for? The main crops are **corn and jasmine**. About 55% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Poyyankulam Of every 100 households in Poyyankulam in 2011, 77 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Poyyankulam · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **91% Toilet within the home ****1%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **74% Tap water ****90%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **65% Use banking services ****23%** **47% Television ****82%** **86% Mobile phone ****44%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **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 Poyyankulam? ■ Poyyankulam · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062** **949 Working population ****54.6%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 56.5% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 60 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (7%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 230 (34%) · **■** Marginal 324 (48%) 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 - Gopalapuram1,307 people - Kurunjakulam1,267 people - Keelkudi1,264 people - Kurundamadam1,251 people - Vaduvarpatti1,229 people - Sengulam1,182 people - Suthamadam1,161 people - Mettuthottiyangulam1,087 people [All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poyyankulam?626112 - How far is Poyyankulam from Virudhunagar?25 km by road - What is the population of Poyyankulam?1,234 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poyyankulam in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poyyankulam?66.4% (Census 2011)