Pudukkulam, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pudukkulam


The village Pudukkulam is located in Palayamkottai Taluk of Tirunelveli District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Puthukulam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Palayamkottai Community Development Block. The nearest town is Tirunelveli, which is about 11 kilometers away from Pudukkulam.

Travel and Communication for Pudukkulam


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Pudukkulam,
Tirunelveli,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 627007

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pudukkulam


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A brief summary of available data for Pudukkulam 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 Pudukkulam


As per available data from the year 2009, 2163 persons live in 591 house holds in the village Pudukkulam. There are 1074 female individuals and 1089 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.65% and males constitute 50.35% of the total population.

There are 156 scheduled castes persons of which 73 are females and 83 are males. Females constitute 46.79% and males constitute 53.21% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 7.21% of the total population.

Population density of Pudukkulam is 157.88 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pudukkulam


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Total area of Pudukkulam is 1370.01 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 228.62 ha. About 1.12 ha is un-irrigated area. About 227.5 ha is irrigated area. About 72.75 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 154.75 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 320 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 10 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 242.93 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 360 ha is culturable waste land. About 168.46 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 40 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Pudukkulam


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

There are 5 government primary schools in the village Pudukkulam.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Kongandanparai, which is less than 5 kms away from Pudukkulam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Reddiarpatty, which is 5-10 kms away from Pudukkulam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Reddiarpatty, which is 5-10 kms away from Pudukkulam.

Colleges in Pudukkulam


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 Munnirpallam, which is 5-10 kms away from Pudukkulam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Tirunelveli, which is 5-10 kms away from Pudukkulam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Tirunelveli, which is 5-10 kms away from Pudukkulam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Tirunelveli, which is 5-10 kms away from Pudukkulam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Munnirpallam, which is less than 5 kms away from Pudukkulam.

Other Educational Facilities in Pudukkulam


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

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Tirunelveli, which is 5-10 kms away from Pudukkulam.

Healthcare Facilities in Pudukkulam


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

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Pudukkulam.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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