# Athikulam Village, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar 

# Athikulam

Athikulam is a village in Kariapatti sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626106**. The 2011 Census counted **646 people in 151 households**, the 32nd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 646people (2011)
- 151households
- 65.1%literacy
- 626106PIN code

## Athikulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Athikulam is 626106.** Athikulam falls in Kariapatti sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626106
- Gram panchayatThoppur
- Community development blockKariapatti
- Census village code641440

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Athikulam from nearby towns?

- Kariapatti (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)33 km by road
- Kariapatti (nearest town)8 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 Athikulam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Athikulam; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pudupatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Aruppukkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalkurichi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Athikulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, corn and bajra**. About 21% of the 422 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Athikulam

Of every 100 households in Athikulam in 2011, 70 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Athikulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**77%

Use banking services ****43%**

**33%

Television ****88%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****92%**

**92%

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 Athikulam?

■ Athikulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**970

Working population ****63.6%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 55.0% for women. 63% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 98 (24%) · **■** Marginal 244 (59%)

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 Kariapatti

- Chandrankulam821 people
- Thimmapuram796 people
- Thenoor755 people
- Achangulam736 people
- Mangulam631 people
- V.Nangoor621 people
- Kariyanendal603 people
- Pisindi583 people

[All 101 villages in Kariapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Athikulam?626106
- How far is Athikulam from Virudhunagar?33 km by road
- What is the population of Athikulam?646 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athikulam in?Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Athikulam?65.1% (Census 2011)