Vagaikulam, Sankarankoil, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Vagaikulam


The village Vagaikulam is located in Sankarankoil Taluk of Tenkasi District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Vagaikulam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kuruvikulam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sankarankoil, which is about 13 kilometers away from Vagaikulam.

Travel and Communication for Vagaikulam


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Vagaikulam,
Tenkasi,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 627754

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Vagaikulam


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

A brief summary of available data for Vagaikulam 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 Vagaikulam


As per available data from the year 2009, 1204 persons live in 329 house holds in the village Vagaikulam. There are 618 female individuals and 586 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.33% and males constitute 48.67% of the total population.

There are 416 scheduled castes persons of which 215 are females and 201 are males. Females constitute 51.68% and males constitute 48.32% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 34.55% of the total population.

Population density of Vagaikulam is 824.49 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Vagaikulam


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Total area of Vagaikulam is 146.03 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 55.99 ha. About 33.08 ha is un-irrigated area. About 22.91 ha is irrigated area. About 7.94 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 14.97 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 33.03 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 22.66 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 34.35 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Vagaikulam


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Vagaikulam.

There are 2 government primary schools. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Vagaikulam.

There is a government middle school. Additionally, there is a private middle school in the village Vagaikulam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kuruvikulam(south), which is less than 5 kms away from Vagaikulam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kuruvikulam(south), which is less than 5 kms away from Vagaikulam.

Colleges in Vagaikulam


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Sankarankoil, which is more than 10 kms away from Vagaikulam.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Vagaikulam


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

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Kovilpatti, which is more than 10 kms away from Vagaikulam.

Healthcare Facilities in Vagaikulam


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Vagaikulam.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Vagaikulam.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Vagaikulam.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Vagaikulam.

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Vagaikulam.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Vagaikulam.

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

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Vagaikulam.

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

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