# Ulakkudi Village, Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar 

# Ulakkudi

Ulakkudi is a village in Tiruchuli sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626607**. The 2011 Census counted **1,643 people in 386 households**, the 13th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 1,643people (2011)
- 386households
- 70.9%literacy
- 626607PIN code

## Ulakkudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ulakkudi is 626607.** Ulakkudi falls in Tiruchuli sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626607
- Gram panchayatUlakkudi
- Community development blockNarikudi
- Census village code641492

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

## How far is Ulakkudi from nearby towns?

- Tiruchuli (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)52 km by road
- Aruppukkottai (nearest town)36 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 Ulakkudi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Ulakkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aruppukkottai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ 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 tanks / ponds
- 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 Ulakkudi known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, sesame seeds and paddy**. Products made here include thatch. About 26% of the 765 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Ulakkudi

Of every 100 households in Ulakkudi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ulakkudi · ■ Tiruchuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****100%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**82%

Use banking services ****41%**

**41%

Television ****84%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Ulakkudi?

■ Ulakkudi · ■ Tiruchuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1221**

**929

Working population ****51.3%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 59.8% for women. 57% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 492 (58%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 176 (21%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%)

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

- Katanur1,941 people
- Naloor1,917 people
- Undurnikidakulam1,849 people
- Poombidagai1,716 people
- Pillaiyarthottaiyankulam1,586 people
- Tiruvidanallur1,444 people
- Pulavaikkarai1,439 people
- Muthuramalingapuram1,418 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ulakkudi?626607
- How far is Ulakkudi from Virudhunagar?52 km by road
- What is the population of Ulakkudi?1,643 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ulakkudi in?Virudhunagar district (Tiruchuli sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Ulakkudi?70.9% (Census 2011)
