# Alangulam Village, Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar 

# Alangulam

Alangulam is a village in Tiruchuli sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626612**. The 2011 Census counted **493 people in 122 households**, the 72nd largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 493people (2011)
- 122households
- 75.4%literacy
- 626612PIN code

## Alangulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alangulam is 626612.** Alangulam falls in Tiruchuli sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626612
- Gram panchayatNallukkurichi
- Community development blockNarikudi
- Census village code641604

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

## How far is Alangulam from nearby towns?

- Tiruchuli (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Kamuthi (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 Alangulam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Alangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veeracholan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamuthi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pannaimoondradaippu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Alangulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 50% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Alangulam

Of every 100 households in Alangulam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Alangulam · ■ Tiruchuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**84%

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

**9%

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

**88%

Tap water ****100%**

**80%

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

**5%

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

**14%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****32%**

**41%

Television ****92%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Alangulam?

■ Alangulam · ■ Tiruchuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**929

Working population ****57.6%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 65.0% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (87%) · **■** Other work 37 (13%)

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 Tiruchuli

- Nallatharai587 people
- Mithilaikulam571 people
- V.Karisalkulam568 people
- Paraikulam534 people
- Kandukondanmanickam471 people
- T.Karisalkulam438 people
- Kurudankulam437 people
- Iluppaikkulam406 people

[All 150 villages in Tiruchuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/tiruchuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alangulam?626612
- How far is Alangulam from Virudhunagar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Alangulam?493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alangulam in?Virudhunagar district (Tiruchuli sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Alangulam?75.4% (Census 2011)