# Pulangulam Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Madurai North, Madurai 

# Pulangulam

Pulangulam is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625020**. The 2011 Census counted **130 people in 37 households**, the 116th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 130people (2011)
- 37households
- 66.7%literacy
- 625020PIN code

## Pulangulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pulangulam is 625020.** Pulangulam falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625020
- Gram panchayatAndarkottaram
- Community development blockMadurai East
- Census village code640669

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pulangulam from nearby towns?

- Madurai North (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)9 km by road
- Madurai (nearest town)8 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 Pulangulam?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Pulangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Andarkottaram
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Melamadai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thindiyur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Uthangudi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Pulangulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Pulangulam

Of every 100 households in Pulangulam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pulangulam · ■ Madurai North rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**64%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**63%

Use banking services ****58%**

**46%

Television ****89%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pulangulam?

■ Pulangulam · ■ Madurai North rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**936

Working population ****54.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 51.9% for women. 68% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (38%) · **■** Other work 42 (59%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Pattakkurichchi202 people
- Kathavanendal176 people
- Varaganeri152 people
- Perakkur144 people
- Sambakulam128 people
- Ilandaikkulam102 people
- S.Nedungulam48 people
- Veppangulam23 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 Pulangulam?625020
- How far is Pulangulam from Madurai?9 km by road
- What is the population of Pulangulam?130 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pulangulam in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pulangulam?66.7% (Census 2011)