# Vagaikkulam Village, Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar 

# Vagaikkulam

Vagaikkulam is a village in Tiruchuli sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630610**. The 2011 Census counted **1,382 people in 354 households**, the 18th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 1,382people (2011)
- 354households
- 60.3%literacy
- 630610PIN code

## Vagaikkulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vagaikkulam is 630610.** Vagaikkulam falls in Tiruchuli sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code630610
- Gram panchayatUluthimadai
- Community development blockNarikudi
- Census village code641486

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

## How far is Vagaikkulam from nearby towns?

- Tiruchuli (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Manamadurai (nearest town)20 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 Vagaikkulam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Vagaikkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kattanur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Manamadurai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Manalur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Vagaikkulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 35% of the 912 hectares of village land is sown, and 274 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 Vagaikkulam

Of every 100 households in Vagaikkulam in 2011, 62 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vagaikkulam · ■ Tiruchuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****61%**

**80%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**82%

Use banking services ****39%**

**41%

Television ****63%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Vagaikkulam?

■ Vagaikkulam · ■ Tiruchuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**929

Working population ****52.1%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 43.3% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 158 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (24%) · **■** Other work 370 (51%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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

- Pillaiyarthottaiyankulam1,586 people
- Tiruvidanallur1,444 people
- Pulavaikkarai1,439 people
- Muthuramalingapuram1,418 people
- Panaikkudi1,365 people
- Irunjirai1,323 people
- Panaiyur1,305 people
- Eluvani1,293 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vagaikkulam?630610
- How far is Vagaikkulam from Virudhunagar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Vagaikkulam?1,382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vagaikkulam in?Virudhunagar district (Tiruchuli sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vagaikkulam?60.3% (Census 2011)