Village · Bichkunda, Nizamabad
# Pulkal

Pulkal is a village in Bichkunda sub-district of Nizamabad district, Telangana, PIN code 503306. The 2011 Census counted 5,091 people in 1,208 households, the 2nd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.
- 5,091 people (2011)
- 1,208 households
- 46.4% literacy
- 503306 PIN code

## Pulkal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pulkal is 503306. Pulkal falls in Bichkunda sub-district, Nizamabad district, Telangana.
- PIN code 503306
- Gram panchayat Pulkal
- Community development block Bichkunda
- Census village code 571141

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pulkal from nearby towns?
- Bichkunda (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Nizamabad (district HQ) 68 km by road
- Bodhan (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pulkal?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bichkunda
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bichkunda
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bodhan
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pulkal known for?

The main crops are green gram, cotton and bengal gram. About 41% of the 3,384 hectares of village land is sown, and 267 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pulkal

Of every 100 households in Pulkal in 2011, 83 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pulkal · ■ Bichkunda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 83% 88%
- Toilet within the home 10% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 81%
- Tap water 82% 68%
- Drinking water within premises 32% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 89%
- Use banking services 78% 66%
- Television 28% 29%
- Mobile phone 63% 63%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 26%
- Own their home 98% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pulkal?

■ Pulkal · ■ Bichkunda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.4% 53.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1046 1003
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1075 963
- Working population 52.5% 51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.9% for men and 38.4% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 690 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 774 (29%) · ■ Household industry 66 (2%) · ■ Other work 226 (8%) · ■ Marginal 916 (34%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bichkunda
- Bichkunda 13,213 people
- Pedda Kodapgal 3,763 people
- Hasgul 3,190 people
- Wajidnagar 2,765 people
- Wadlam 2,541 people

All 38 villages in Bichkunda

## Other places named Pulkal
- Pulkal · Sub-district, Medak · 51,386 people
- Pulkal · Village, Pulkal, Medak · 3,006 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pulkal? 503306
- How far is Pulkal from Nizamabad? 68 km by road
- What is the population of Pulkal? 5,091 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pulkal in? Nizamabad district (Bichkunda sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Pulkal? 46.4% (Census 2011)

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