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

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Village · Madurai North, Madurai 

# Vallankulam

Vallankulam is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625017**. The 2011 Census counted **257 people in 66 households**, the 110th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 257people (2011)
- 66households
- 63.2%literacy
- 625017PIN code

## Vallankulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vallankulam is 625017.** Vallankulam falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625017
- Gram panchayatVarichiyur
- Community development blockMadurai East
- Census village code640675

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

## How far is Vallankulam from nearby towns?

- Madurai North (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)12 km by road
- Madurai (nearest town)12 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 Vallankulam?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Vallankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rajakur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veerapanjan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thindiyur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Rajakur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Vallankulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 36% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Vallankulam

Of every 100 households in Vallankulam in 2011, 83 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vallankulam · ■ Madurai North rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**64%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**63%

Use banking services ****22%**

**46%

Television ****89%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Vallankulam?

■ Vallankulam · ■ Madurai North rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**936

Working population ****53.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 56.5% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 96 (70%) · **■** Other work 37 (27%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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

- Vadugapatti335 people
- Paraipatti317 people
- Mailangundu288 people
- Chittakkur282 people
- Nattarmangalam203 people
- Pattakkurichchi202 people
- Kathavanendal176 people
- Varaganeri152 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 Vallankulam?625017
- How far is Vallankulam from Madurai?12 km by road
- What is the population of Vallankulam?257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vallankulam in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vallankulam?63.2% (Census 2011)