# Kovilankulam Village, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar 

# Kovilankulam

Kovilankulam is a village in Kariapatti sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626106**. The 2011 Census counted **67 people in 18 households**, the 73rd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 67people (2011)
- 18households
- 61.0%literacy
- 626106PIN code

## Kovilankulam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code626106
- Gram panchayatSooranoor
- Community development blockKariapatti
- Census village code641420

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

## How far is Kovilankulam from nearby towns?

- Kariapatti (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)46 km by road
- Kariapatti (nearest town)18 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 Kovilankulam?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kovilankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Uduppukulam
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maraikulam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalkurichi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Kovilankulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 46% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Kovilankulam

Of every 100 households in Kovilankulam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kovilankulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****100%**

**82%

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

**4%

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

**20%

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

**77%

Use banking services ****0%**

**33%

Television ****84%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kovilankulam?

■ Kovilankulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**970

Working population ****58.2%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 53.3% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (8%) · **■** Marginal 36 (92%)

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

- Vellakulam142 people
- Karungulam Nedungulam123 people
- Sirukulam109 people
- Kurianjakkulam94 people
- Chinna Alangulam16 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kovilankulam?626106
- How far is Kovilankulam from Virudhunagar?46 km by road
- What is the population of Kovilankulam?67 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kovilankulam in?Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kovilankulam?61.0% (Census 2011)