# Pechikulam Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/pechikulam/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Pechikulam Pechikulam is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625017**. The 2011 Census counted **1,060 people in 153 households**, the 60th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 1,060people (2011) - 153households - 83.8%literacy - 625017PIN code ## Pechikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pechikulam is 625017.** Pechikulam falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625017 - Gram panchayatPechikulam - Community development blockMadurai West - Census village code640628 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pechikulam from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)7 km by road - Anaiyur (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 Pechikulam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pechikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruppalai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kannanendal - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 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 bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Pechikulam known for? About 46% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Pechikulam Of every 100 households in Pechikulam in 2011, 77 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Pechikulam · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **91% Toilet within the home ****8%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **64% Tap water ****97%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **63% Use banking services ****38%** **46% Television ****79%** **87% Mobile phone ****77%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****17%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****84%** **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 Pechikulam? ■ Pechikulam · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **936 Working population ****26.9%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 78.8% for women. 35% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 169 (59%) · **■** Marginal 79 (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 - Thindiyur1,078 people - Alavandan1,070 people - Vairavanatham1,064 people - Porusupatti1,062 people - Vayalur984 people - Ariyur983 people - Kodimangalam962 people - Ilamanur888 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 Pechikulam?625017 - How far is Pechikulam from Madurai?7 km by road - What is the population of Pechikulam?1,060 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pechikulam in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pechikulam?83.8% (Census 2011)