Village · Sivakasi, Virudhunagar # Kongankulam Kongankulam is a village in Sivakasi sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 626147. The 2011 Census counted 1,050 people in 318 households, the 38th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,050 people (2011) - 318 households - 79.0% literacy - 626147 PIN code ## Kongankulam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kongankulam is 626147. Kongankulam falls in Sivakasi sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 626147 - Gram panchayat Kongankulam - Community development block Vembakottai - Census village code 641298 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kongankulam from nearby towns? - Sivakasi (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ) 39 km by road - Rajapalayam (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kongankulam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kongankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Alangulam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sivakasi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sevalpatti - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kongankulam known for? The main crops are maize, cotton and chilli. Products made here include match box and crackers. About 61% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kongankulam Of every 100 households in Kongankulam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kongankulam · ■ Sivakasi rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 94% - Toilet within the home 27% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 73% 77% - Tap water 50% 82% - Drinking water within premises 20% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 33% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 64% 58% - Use banking services 26% 36% - Television 92% 87% - Mobile phone 17% 59% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 29% 28% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 6% 6% - Own their home 94% 78% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kongankulam? ■ Kongankulam · ■ Sivakasi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.0% 75.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1071 1020 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 977 979 - Working population 56.7% 53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 70.4% for women. 64% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 18 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 419 (70%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 153 (26%) · ■ Marginal 4 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sivakasi - Kangaraseval 1,627 people - Surarpatti 1,523 people - Nedungulam 1,515 people - Achchangulam 1,156 people - Namaskarittanpatti 1,039 people - Sankaranatham 806 people - Krishnaperi 776 people All 42 villages in Sivakasi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kongankulam? 626147 - How far is Kongankulam from Virudhunagar? 39 km by road - What is the population of Kongankulam? 1,050 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kongankulam in? Virudhunagar district (Sivakasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kongankulam? 79.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/kongankulam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.