Nachankulam, Devakottai, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Nachankulam


The village Nachankulam is located in Devakottai Taluk of Sivaganga District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Nachankulam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Devakottai Community Development Block. The nearest town is Devakottai, which is about 12 kilometers away from Nachankulam.

Travel and Communication for Nachankulam


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

Postal Address:
Nachankulam,
Sivaganga,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 630311

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Nachankulam


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

A brief summary of available data for Nachankulam 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 Nachankulam


As per available data from the year 2009, 1261 persons live in 295 house holds in the village Nachankulam. There are 601 female individuals and 660 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.66% and males constitute 52.34% of the total population.

There are 363 scheduled castes persons of which 175 are females and 188 are males. Females constitute 48.21% and males constitute 51.79% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 28.79% of the total population.

Population density of Nachankulam is 240.39 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Nachankulam


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Total area of Nachankulam is 524.56 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 62.15 ha. About 5.01 ha is un-irrigated area. About 57.14 ha is irrigated area. About 57.14 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 184.2 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 2.73 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 2.73 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 41.4 ha is culturable waste land. About 203.14 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Nachankulam


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

There is a government primary school in the village Nachankulam.

There is a government middle school in the village Nachankulam.

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

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

Colleges in Nachankulam


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 Devakottai, which is more than 10 kms away from Nachankulam.

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

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 Nachankulam.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Nachankulam


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Sathikkottai, which is more than 10 kms away from Nachankulam.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Nachankulam


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

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Nachankulam.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Nachankulam.

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

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Nachankulam.

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

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