Colachel, Kurunthancode
Colachel is a village located in the Kalkulam Taluk of Kanniyakumari district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Kurunthancode block and comes under Simoncolony Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Kanniyakumari parliament constituency and Colachel assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Colachel is 10.5 thousands out of which 5.4 thousands are males and rest 5.1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 940 females per 1000 males. There are around 1.2 thousands teenagers in Colachel. It has literacy rate of 76% which means around 8 thousands persons can read and write. Total 7 people belonging to scheduled caste and 4 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 2.4 thousands households in Colachel, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 3.6 thousands. The pincode of Colachel is 629251 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Colachel Sub Post office
- Colachel Port Sub Post office
- Kurumpanai Branch Post office
- Kodimunai Branch Post office
- Vaniyakudi Branch Post office
Schools
Colachel has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- St. Mary's Higher Secondary School -Colachel
- Joseph Matric- Sasthankarai
- Vkp Higher Secondary School Colachel
- Carmel Jyothi Matric Higher Secondary School, Velliyakulam
- Orient Matric School-Colachel
Hospitals
Colachel has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Reethapuramcolony Sub-Center
- Reethapuram Sub-Center
- Prasadh Hospital
- Colachel Urban Primary Health Center
- Vaniyakudi Sub-Center
Banks
Colachel has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.