Cherakulam, Karungulam
Cherakulam is a village located in the Srivaikuntam Taluk of Thoothukudi district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Karungulam block and comes under Ramanujampudur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Thoothukkudi parliament constituency and Srivaikuntam assembly constituency.
As on November 2024, the current population of Cherakulam is 5.2 thousands out of which 2.5 thousands are males and rest 2.6 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1041 females per 1000 males. There are around 506 teenagers in Cherakulam. It has literacy rate of 74% which means around 3.8 thousands persons can read and write. Total 336 people belonging to scheduled caste and 16 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.4 thousands households in Cherakulam, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 2.5 thousands. The pincode of Cherakulam is 628622 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Thathankulam Sub Post office
- Cherakulam Branch Post office
- Kalvoy Branch Post office
- Ramanujampudur Branch Post office
- Vallakulam Branch Post office
Schools
Cherakulam has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Ghss Ramanujampudur
- Pre Upper Primary School Ramanujampudur
- Pre Upper Primary School Kalvoy
- Hindu Jeyalakshmi Middle School Kilakulam
- Govt. High School Kalvoy
Banks
Cherakulam has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.