# Pudukulam Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/pudukulam/ Village · Madurai South, Madurai # Pudukulam Pudukulam is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625003**. The 2011 Census counted **1,822 people in 450 households**, the 20th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 1,822people (2011) - 450households - 77.9%literacy - 625003PIN code ## Pudukulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pudukulam is 625003.** Pudukulam falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625003 - Gram panchayatPudukulam , Pudukulam , Soorakulam - Community development blockThiruparankundram - Census village code641019 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pudukulam from nearby towns? - Madurai South (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)7 km by road - Thirunagar (nearest town)8 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 Pudukulam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pudukulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Madurai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Madurai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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)8 h summer · 10 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 Pudukulam known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and banana**. About 12% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Pudukulam Of every 100 households in Pudukulam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pudukulam · ■ Madurai South rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****52%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **64% Tap water ****14%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%** **47% Use banking services ****40%** **50% Television ****91%** **86% Mobile phone ****88%** **67% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****72%** **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 Pudukulam? ■ Pudukulam · ■ Madurai South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **962 Working population ****39.6%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 70.6% for women. 54% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (29%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 426 (59%) · **■** Marginal 53 (7%) 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 - Nedumadurai2,272 people - Eliyarpatti2,156 people - Keelamathur2,089 people - Melakuyilkudi1,920 people - Nallur1,814 people - Nilaiyur1,789 people - Achampattu1,712 people - Valayapatti1,707 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 Pudukulam?625003 - How far is Pudukulam from Madurai?7 km by road - What is the population of Pudukulam?1,822 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pudukulam in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pudukulam?77.9% (Census 2011)