# Paraikulam Village, Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar 

# Paraikulam

Paraikulam is a village in Tiruchuli sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626129**. The 2011 Census counted **534 people in 138 households**, the 71st largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 534people (2011)
- 138households
- 68.3%literacy
- 626129PIN code

## Paraikulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paraikulam is 626129.** Paraikulam falls in Tiruchuli sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626129
- Gram panchayatKeelakandamangalam
- Community development blockTiruchuli
- Census village code641586

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

## How far is Paraikulam from nearby towns?

- Tiruchuli (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Aruppukkottai (nearest town)16 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 Paraikulam?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Paraikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Aruppukkottai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pannaimoondradaippu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Paraikulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, chilli and whole green gram**. About 21% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Paraikulam

Of every 100 households in Paraikulam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paraikulam · ■ Tiruchuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****100%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**82%

Use banking services ****22%**

**41%

Television ****89%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Paraikulam?

■ Paraikulam · ■ Tiruchuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****798**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**929

Working population ****53.9%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 53.8% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (22%) · **■** Marginal 42 (15%)

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

- Pallimadam605 people
- Nallatharai587 people
- Mithilaikulam571 people
- V.Karisalkulam568 people
- Alangulam493 people
- Kandukondanmanickam471 people
- T.Karisalkulam438 people
- Kurudankulam437 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paraikulam?626129
- How far is Paraikulam from Virudhunagar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Paraikulam?534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paraikulam in?Virudhunagar district (Tiruchuli sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Paraikulam?68.3% (Census 2011)