# Boothakudi Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/boothakudi/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Boothakudi Boothakudi is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625017**. The 2011 Census counted **1,598 people in 402 households**, the 37th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 1,598people (2011) - 402households - 82.6%literacy - 625017PIN code ## Boothakudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Boothakudi is 625017.** Boothakudi falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625017 - Gram panchayatBoothakudi - Community development blockMadurai West - Census village code640618 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Boothakudi from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)8 km by road - Anaiyur (nearest town)4 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 Boothakudi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Boothakudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kulamangalam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kannanendal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kannanendal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Boothakudi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Boothakudi Of every 100 households in Boothakudi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Boothakudi · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****53%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **64% Tap water ****78%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%** **63% Use banking services ****58%** **46% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****71%** **68% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****37%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****88%** **81% 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 Boothakudi? ■ Boothakudi · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1099** **936 Working population ****45.7%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 74.7% for women. 57% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 105 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (30%) · **■** Other work 203 (28%) · **■** Marginal 204 (28%) 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 Madurai North - Idayapatti1,798 people - Naickanpatti1,792 people - Rajakur1,748 people - Kavanur1,658 people - Appanthirupathi1,554 people - Vagaikulam1,542 people - Ambalathadi1,497 people - Thodaneri1,479 people [All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Boothakudi?625017 - How far is Boothakudi from Madurai?8 km by road - What is the population of Boothakudi?1,598 (Census 2011) - Which district is Boothakudi in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Boothakudi?82.6% (Census 2011)