# Vijayakarisalkulam Village, Sivakasi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/vijayakarisalkulam/ Village · Sivakasi, Virudhunagar # Vijayakarisalkulam Vijayakarisalkulam is a village in Sivakasi sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626131**. The 2011 Census counted **3,981 people in 1,055 households**, the 18th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 3,981people (2011) - 1,055households - 71.3%literacy - 626131PIN code ## Vijayakarisalkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vijayakarisalkulam is 626131.** Vijayakarisalkulam falls in Sivakasi sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626131 - Gram panchayatVijayakarisalkulam - Community development blockVembakottai - Census village code641303 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vijayakarisalkulam from nearby towns? - Sivakasi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)35 km by road - Sivakasi (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 Vijayakarisalkulam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Vijayakarisalkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sivakasi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sevalpatti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Vijayakarisalkulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, corn and maize**. About 8% of the 534 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Vijayakarisalkulam Of every 100 households in Vijayakarisalkulam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vijayakarisalkulam · ■ Sivakasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****7%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **77% Tap water ****59%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **58% Use banking services ****36%** **36% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****39%** **59% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****86%** **78% 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 Vijayakarisalkulam? ■ Vijayakarisalkulam · ■ Sivakasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **979 Working population ****55.0%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 60.8% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 246 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (6%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,726 (79%) · **■** Marginal 59 (3%) 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 Sivakasi - Pudukkottai4,640 people - Appanayakkanpatti4,594 people - Vembakottai4,478 people - Edirkottai4,329 people - Kananjampatti3,791 people - Salvarpatti3,563 people - Vadapatti3,459 people - Panaiyadippatti3,005 people [All 42 villages in Sivakasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vijayakarisalkulam?626131 - How far is Vijayakarisalkulam from Virudhunagar?35 km by road - What is the population of Vijayakarisalkulam?3,981 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vijayakarisalkulam in?Virudhunagar district (Sivakasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vijayakarisalkulam?71.3% (Census 2011)