# Mukkulam Village, Palakkodu, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/mukkulam/ Village · Palakkodu, Dharmapuri # Mukkulam Mukkulam is a village in Palakkodu sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635111**. The 2011 Census counted **4,447 people in 1,125 households**, the 27th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 4,447people (2011) - 1,125households - 64.4%literacy - 635111PIN code ## Mukkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mukkulam is 635111.** Mukkulam falls in Palakkodu sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635111 - Gram panchayatMukkulam - Community development blockKarimangalam - Census village code643225 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mukkulam from nearby towns? - Palakkodu (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)25 km by road - Karimangalam (nearest town)3 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Mukkulam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mukkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karimangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Periyanahalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marandahalli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mukkulam known for? The main crops are **turmeric, sugarcane and mango**. About 65% of the 714 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mukkulam Of every 100 households in Mukkulam in 2011, 84 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mukkulam · ■ Palakkodu rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **87% Toilet within the home ****6%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **90% Tap water ****21%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **83% Use banking services ****52%** **49% Television ****86%** **80% Mobile phone ****62%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****38%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Mukkulam? ■ Mukkulam · ■ Palakkodu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **890 Working population ****51.5%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 53.2% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,019 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 838 (37%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 331 (14%) · **■** Marginal 98 (4%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Palakkodu - Thirumalvadi4,852 people - Bevuhalli4,843 people - Bandarahalli4,694 people - Chikkadornabettam4,456 people - Pumandahalli4,442 people - Selliyampatti4,434 people - Gujjarahalli4,301 people - Dandukaranahalli4,300 people [All 94 villages in Palakkodu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mukkulam?635111 - How far is Mukkulam from Dharmapuri?25 km by road - What is the population of Mukkulam?4,447 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mukkulam in?Dharmapuri district (Palakkodu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mukkulam?64.4% (Census 2011)