# Valaichikulam Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/valaichikulam/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Valaichikulam Valaichikulam is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625122**. The 2011 Census counted **655 people in 187 households**, the 76th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 655people (2011) - 187households - 77.9%literacy - 625122PIN code ## Valaichikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valaichikulam is 625122.** Valaichikulam falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625122 - Gram panchayatPoolampatti - Community development blockMadurai East - Census village code640644 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valaichikulam from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)18 km by road - Melur (nearest town)11 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 Valaichikulam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Valaichikulam; 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Therku Theru - ○Degree college10+ km · Melur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Therku Theru - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 21 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 Valaichikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Valaichikulam Of every 100 households in Valaichikulam in 2011, 84 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Valaichikulam · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **91% Toilet within the home ****100%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **64% Tap water ****100%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **63% Use banking services ****30%** **46% Television ****85%** **87% Mobile phone ****48%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****7%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **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 Valaichikulam? ■ Valaichikulam · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **936 Working population ****55.4%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 69.3% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (72%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 84 (23%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 - Kozhikudi744 people - Maranavariendal734 people - Kallikudi696 people - Poolampatti689 people - Therkupethampatti638 people - Ovalur626 people - Moolakurichi620 people - Veerapanjan614 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 Valaichikulam?625122 - How far is Valaichikulam from Madurai?18 km by road - What is the population of Valaichikulam?655 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valaichikulam in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valaichikulam?77.9% (Census 2011)