# Sirukulam Village, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar 

# Sirukulam

Sirukulam is a village in Kariapatti sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626106**. The 2011 Census counted **109 people in 32 households**, the 71st largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 109people (2011)
- 32households
- 55.7%literacy
- 626106PIN code

## Sirukulam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code626106
- Gram panchayatMudukkangulam
- Community development blockKariapatti
- Census village code641411

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

## How far is Sirukulam from nearby towns?

- Kariapatti (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kariapatti (nearest town)15 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 Sirukulam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sirukulam; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kariapatti
- ○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

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Sirukulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Sirukulam

Of every 100 households in Sirukulam in 2011, 69 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sirukulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**82%

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

**4%

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

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**77%

Use banking services ****66%**

**33%

Television ****84%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Sirukulam?

■ Sirukulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1271**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**970

Working population ****55.0%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 46.3% for women. 69% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (32%) · **■** Other work 21 (35%) · **■** Marginal 17 (28%)

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

- Melakanjirangulam175 people
- Vadakarai151 people
- Vellakulam142 people
- Karungulam Nedungulam123 people
- Kurianjakkulam94 people
- Kovilankulam67 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 Sirukulam?626106
- How far is Sirukulam from Virudhunagar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sirukulam?109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirukulam in?Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sirukulam?55.7% (Census 2011)