Periyakappankulam, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Periyakappankulam


The village Periyakappankulam is located in Virudhachalam Taluk of Cuddalore District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Periyakappankulam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kammapuram Community Development Block. The nearest town is Virudhachalam, which is about 15 kilometers away from Periyakappankulam.

Travel and Communication for Periyakappankulam


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Periyakappankulam,
Cuddalore,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 607802

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Periyakappankulam


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Periyakappankulam is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Periyakappankulam is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Periyakappankulam


As per available data from the year 2009, 2797 persons live in 671 house holds in the village Periyakappankulam. There are 1404 female individuals and 1393 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.2% and males constitute 49.8% of the total population.

There are 386 scheduled castes persons of which 188 are females and 198 are males. Females constitute 48.7% and males constitute 51.3% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 13.8% of the total population.

Population density of Periyakappankulam is 317.71 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Periyakappankulam


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Total area of Periyakappankulam is 880.37 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 732.19 ha. About 719.69 ha is un-irrigated area. About 12.5 ha is irrigated area. About 12.5 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 70.27 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.38 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 3.14 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 3.09 ha is culturable waste land. About 71.3 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Periyakappankulam


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Periyakappankulam.

There is a government primary school in the village Periyakappankulam.

There is a government middle school in the village Periyakappankulam.

There is a government secondary school in the village Periyakappankulam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Mudanai, which is less than 5 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

Colleges in Periyakappankulam


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Neyveli(ts), which is 5-10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Annamalai Nagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Annamalai Nagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Neyveli(ts), which is 5-10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Virudhachalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

Other Educational Facilities in Periyakappankulam


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Neyveli(ts), which is 5-10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Periyakappankulam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Neyveli(ts), which is 5-10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

Healthcare Facilities in Periyakappankulam


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Periyakappankulam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Periyakappankulam.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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