# Moothankulam Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Madurai South, Madurai 

# Moothankulam

Moothankulam is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625009**. The 2011 Census counted **131 people in 34 households**, the 46th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 131people (2011)
- 34households
- 66.7%literacy
- 625009PIN code

## Moothankulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Moothankulam is 625009.** Moothankulam falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625009
- Gram panchayatViradhanur
- Community development blockThiruparankundram
- Census village code641049

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

## How far is Moothankulam from nearby towns?

- Madurai South (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)15 km by road
- Avaniapuram (nearest town)10 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 Moothankulam?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Moothankulam; 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 · Viradhanur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Samanatham
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Samanatham
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madurai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Moothankulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 3% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Moothankulam

Of every 100 households in Moothankulam in 2011, 82 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Moothankulam · ■ Madurai South rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**64%

Tap water ****97%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**47%

Use banking services ****15%**

**50%

Television ****94%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**23%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**77%

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 Moothankulam?

■ Moothankulam · ■ Madurai South rural average

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

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**962

Working population ****51.1%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 59.0% for women. 68% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 19 (28%) · **■** Other work 48 (72%)

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 South

- Kusavapatti457 people
- Periya Koodakoil173 people
- Ramankulam165 people
- Kilamathikattinan152 people

[All 50 villages in Madurai South](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Moothankulam?625009
- How far is Moothankulam from Madurai?15 km by road
- What is the population of Moothankulam?131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Moothankulam in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Moothankulam?66.7% (Census 2011)