# Chandrankulam, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar – Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/chandrankulam/ Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar # Chandrankulam Chandrankulam is a village in [Kariapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/) sub-district of [Virudhunagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **626104**. The 2011 Census counted **821 people in 200 households**, the 28th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 821people (2011) - 200households - 80.9%literacy - 626104PIN code ## Chandrankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chandrankulam is 626104.** Chandrankulam falls in Kariapatti sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626104 - Gram panchayatThonugal - Community development blockKariapatti - Census village code641435 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandrankulam from nearby towns? - Kariapatti (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)15 km by road - Mallankinaru (nearest town)3 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 Chandrankulam? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chandrankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mallankinaru - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kalkurichi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Chandrankulam known for? The main crops are **cotton, corn and chilli**. About 65% of the 243 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 Chandrankulam Of every 100 households in Chandrankulam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chandrankulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****9%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **89% Tap water ****100%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **77% Use banking services ****31%** **33% Television ****83%** **86% Mobile phone ****64%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chandrankulam? ■ Chandrankulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1302** **970 Working population ****59.6%** **53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 68.9% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 477 (98%) 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 - Manthoppu1,041 people - Chittumoonradaippu961 people - Johilpatti934 people - Pappanam855 people - Thimmapuram796 people - Thenoor755 people - Achangulam736 people - Athikulam646 people [All 101 villages in Kariapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chandrankulam?626104 - How far is Chandrankulam from Virudhunagar?15 km by road - What is the population of Chandrankulam?821 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandrankulam in?Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chandrankulam?80.9% (Census 2011)