# Kalikappan Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/kalikappan/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Kalikappan Kalikappan is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625107**. The 2011 Census counted **6,739 people in 1,716 households**, the 4th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 6,739people (2011) - 1,716households - 77.6%literacy - 625107PIN code ## Kalikappan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalikappan is 625107.** Kalikappan falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625107 - Gram panchayatKaruppayurani - Community development blockMadurai East - Census village code640667 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalikappan from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)7 km by road - Madurai (nearest town)7 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 Kalikappan? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kalikappan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Veerapanjan - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thindiyur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thindiyur - ○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 ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Kalikappan known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 23% of the 542 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Kalikappan Of every 100 households in Kalikappan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kalikappan · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****42%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **64% Tap water ****92%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%** **63% Use banking services ****66%** **46% Television ****89%** **87% Mobile phone ****76%** **68% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****31%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****70%** **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 Kalikappan? ■ Kalikappan · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **936 Working population ****41.9%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 70.1% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (7%) · **■** Household industry 33 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,858 (66%) · **■** Marginal 683 (24%) 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 - Kodikulam8,681 people - Uthangudi7,496 people - Kovilappangudi7,419 people - Thenur6,464 people - Kallandhiri6,232 people - Kulamangalam5,392 people - Podumbu5,252 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 Kalikappan?625107 - How far is Kalikappan from Madurai?7 km by road - What is the population of Kalikappan?6,739 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalikappan in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalikappan?77.6% (Census 2011)