# Periaalangulam, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar – Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/periaalangulam/ Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar # Periaalangulam Periaalangulam 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 **626106**. The 2011 Census counted **192 people in 52 households**, the 65th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 192people (2011) - 52households - 64.5%literacy - 626106PIN code ## Periaalangulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periaalangulam is 626106.** Periaalangulam falls in Kariapatti sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626106 - Gram panchayatMudukkangulam - Community development blockKariapatti - Census village code641414 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periaalangulam from nearby towns? - Kariapatti (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)38 km by road - Kariapatti (nearest town)21 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 Periaalangulam? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Periaalangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maraikulam - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalkurichi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ 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 wateruntreated 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 Periaalangulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and red gram**. About 42% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Periaalangulam Of every 100 households in Periaalangulam in 2011, 82 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Periaalangulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **88% Toilet within the home ****0%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **89% Tap water ****98%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **77% Use banking services ****32%** **33% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****60%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Periaalangulam? ■ Periaalangulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****429** **970 Working population ****47.9%** **53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 52.3% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 20 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (21%) · **■** Other work 33 (36%) · **■** Marginal 20 (22%) 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 - Neivilakkunedungulam224 people - Isalimadai219 people - Manaviyendal207 people - Kilakanjirangulam194 people - Keelidayankulam176 people - Melakanjirangulam175 people - Vadakarai151 people - Vellakulam142 people [All 101 villages in Kariapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periaalangulam?626106 - How far is Periaalangulam from Virudhunagar?38 km by road - What is the population of Periaalangulam?192 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periaalangulam in?Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periaalangulam?64.5% (Census 2011)