# Madakkal Village, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/madakkal/ Village · Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri # Madakkal Madakkal is a village in Denkanikottai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635118**. The 2011 Census counted **5,383 people in 1,175 households**, the 12th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 5,383people (2011) - 1,175households - 47.4%literacy - 635118PIN code ## Madakkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Madakkal is 635118.** Madakkal falls in Denkanikottai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635118 - Gram panchayatMadakkal - Community development blockThally - Census village code644081 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Madakkal from nearby towns? - Denkanikottai (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Krishnagiri (district HQ)124 km by road - Denkanikottai (nearest town)32 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 Madakkal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Madakkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Madakkal known for? The main crops are **ragi, ground nut and broad beans**. About 61% of the 3,085 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Madakkal Of every 100 households in Madakkal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Madakkal · ■ Denkanikottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****2%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **81% Tap water ****67%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **81% Use banking services ****15%** **33% Television ****77%** **79% Mobile phone ****45%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **12% Own their home ****93%** **92% 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 Madakkal? ■ Madakkal · ■ Denkanikottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925** **929 Working population ****61.5%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.4% for men and 38.6% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2,517 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (8%) · **■** Household industry 47 (1%) · **■** Other work 155 (5%) · **■** Marginal 325 (10%) 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 Denkanikottai - Kottaiyur6,340 people - Karukkanahalli6,006 people - Doddamanchi5,947 people - Erudukotta5,563 people - Suligunta5,353 people - Hanumanthapuram5,241 people - Thaggatti5,153 people - Bodichipalli4,982 people [All 118 villages in Denkanikottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Madakkal?635118 - How far is Madakkal from Krishnagiri?124 km by road - What is the population of Madakkal?5,383 (Census 2011) - Which district is Madakkal in?Krishnagiri district (Denkanikottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Madakkal?47.4% (Census 2011)