About Pallakulam Village

Pallakulam is a mid sized village in Vilathikulam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,164, made up of 567 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 853.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628907, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pallakulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pallakulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Vilathikulam
Pincode	628907
Area (hectares)	853.76 hectares
Population	1,164
Male Population	567
Female Population	597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pallakulam compares

By the 2011 count Pallakulam is the 37th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 853.76 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Pallakulam

Pallakulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pallakulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pallakulam from other places

Pallakulam lies about 35 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Tuticorin, about 30 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pallakulam
Nearest town	Mappilaiurani	28 km
Nearest railway station	Tuticorin	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vilathikulam	35 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	35 km

Villages closest to Pallakulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vilathikulam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Pallakulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Pallakulam village had a population of 1,164. That makes it the 37th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Pallakulam village has 567 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pallakulam has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Pallakulam is 628907. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pallakulam covers 853.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pallakulam falls under Vilathikulam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pallakulam is Tuticorin, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pallakulam.

Pallakulam is about 35 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pallakulam is in Vilathikulam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Mappilaiurani is about 28 km away. Tuticorin is about 30 km away. Vilathikulam is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.