# Periya Alangulam Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/periya-alangulam/ Village · Madurai South, Madurai # Periya Alangulam Periya Alangulam is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625022**. The 2011 Census counted **2,435 people in 631 households**, the 15th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 2,435people (2011) - 631households - 63.7%literacy - 625022PIN code ## Periya Alangulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periya Alangulam is 625022.** Periya Alangulam falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625022 - Gram panchayatPeriya Alangulam - Community development blockThiruparankundram - Census village code641038 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periya Alangulam from nearby towns? - Madurai South (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)20 km by road - Thiruparankundram (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 Periya Alangulam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Periya Alangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Perungudi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Perungudi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiruparankundram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Periya Alangulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and maize**. About 38% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Periya Alangulam Of every 100 households in Periya Alangulam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Periya Alangulam · ■ Madurai South rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****10%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **64% Tap water ****92%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **47% Use banking services ****86%** **50% Television ****81%** **86% Mobile phone ****68%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****90%** **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 Periya Alangulam? ■ Periya Alangulam · ■ Madurai South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **962 Working population ****48.8%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 50.1% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 170 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (25%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 586 (49%) · **■** Marginal 129 (11%) 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 - Kodimangalam2,784 people - Paraippathi2,760 people - Vedarpuliankulam2,639 people - Kilakuyilkudi2,606 people - Nedumadurai2,272 people - Eliyarpatti2,156 people - Keelamathur2,089 people - Melakuyilkudi1,920 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 Periya Alangulam?625022 - How far is Periya Alangulam from Madurai?20 km by road - What is the population of Periya Alangulam?2,435 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periya Alangulam in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periya Alangulam?63.7% (Census 2011)