Geographic Location of Pallamerkkulam

The village Pallamerkkulam is located in Kilakarai Taluk of Ramanathapuram District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Thillaiyenthal Gram Panchayat. It comes under Thiruppullani Community Development Block. The nearest town is Keelakarai, which is about 5 kilometers away from Pallamerkkulam.

Travel and Communication for Pallamerkkulam

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

Postal Address:
Pallamerkkulam,
Ramanathapuram,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 623517

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pallamerkkulam

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

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

Social Structure of Pallamerkkulam

As per available data from the year 2009, 3843 persons live in 921 house holds in the village Pallamerkkulam. There are 1954 female individuals and 1889 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.85% and males constitute 49.15% of the total population.

There are 1698 scheduled castes persons of which 867 are females and 831 are males. Females constitute 51.06% and males constitute 48.94% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 44.18% of the total population.

Population density of Pallamerkkulam is 348.06 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pallamerkkulam

Maps, reports and datasets of Pallamerkkulam on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Pallamerkkulam is 1104.13 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 415.23 ha. About 339.69 ha is un-irrigated area. About 75.54 ha is irrigated area. About 6.2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 69.34 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 403.43 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 209.13 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 51.63 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 24.71 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Pallamerkkulam

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

There is a government primary school in the village Pallamerkkulam.

There is a government middle school in the village Pallamerkkulam.

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

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

Colleges in Pallamerkkulam

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 Keelakarai, which is 5-10 kms away from Pallamerkkulam.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Pallamerkkulam

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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Pallamerkkulam

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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Pallamerkkulam.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Additional links