# Vagaikulam Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/vagaikulam/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Vagaikulam Vagaikulam is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625018**. The 2011 Census counted **1,542 people in 375 households**, the 39th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 1,542people (2011) - 375households - 71.4%literacy - 625018PIN code ## Vagaikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vagaikulam is 625018.** Vagaikulam falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625018 - Gram panchayatVagaikulam - Community development blockMadurai West - Census village code640629 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vagaikulam from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)10 km by road - Anaiyur (nearest town)5 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 Vagaikulam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Vagaikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Podumbu - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Anaiyur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Paravai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madurai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Vagaikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Vagaikulam Of every 100 households in Vagaikulam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vagaikulam · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **91% Toilet within the home ****21%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **64% Tap water ****87%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **63% Use banking services ****37%** **46% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****64%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****20%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****80%** **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 Vagaikulam? ■ Vagaikulam · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **936 Working population ****49.7%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 61.8% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 469 (61%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 263 (34%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 - Rajakur1,748 people - Kavanur1,658 people - Boothakudi1,598 people - Appanthirupathi1,554 people - Ambalathadi1,497 people - Thodaneri1,479 people - Keelapanangadu1,474 people - Kalimangalam1,449 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 Vagaikulam?625018 - How far is Vagaikulam from Madurai?10 km by road - What is the population of Vagaikulam?1,542 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vagaikulam in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vagaikulam?71.4% (Census 2011)