# Puliyankulam Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/puliyankulam/ Village · Madurai South, Madurai # Puliyankulam Puliyankulam is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625201**. The 2011 Census counted **3,365 people in 858 households**, the 6th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 3,365people (2011) - 858households - 85.9%literacy - 625201PIN code ## Puliyankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puliyankulam is 625201.** Puliyankulam falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625201 - Gram panchayatC.Puliyankulam, Panaiyur - Community development blockThiruparankundram - Census village code641032 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puliyankulam from nearby towns? - Madurai South (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)8 km by road - Madurai (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 Puliyankulam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Puliyankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Madurai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Manalur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 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)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 Puliyankulam known for? The main crops are **coconut**. Products made here include palm leave products. About 40% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Puliyankulam Of every 100 households in Puliyankulam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Puliyankulam · ■ Madurai South rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****47%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **64% Tap water ****80%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **47% Use banking services ****52%** **50% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****50%** **67% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****54%** **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 Puliyankulam? ■ Puliyankulam · ■ Madurai South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **962 Working population ****44.8%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 79.9% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 36 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (2%) · **■** Household industry 203 (13%) · **■** Other work 1,094 (73%) · **■** Marginal 151 (10%) 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 - Vadapalanji6,590 people - Valayankulam5,705 people - Chinthamani5,070 people - Thuvariman4,962 people - Panaiyur3,216 people - Solankuruni3,191 people - Thoppur3,139 people - Vadivelkarai3,085 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 Puliyankulam?625201 - How far is Puliyankulam from Madurai?8 km by road - What is the population of Puliyankulam?3,365 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puliyankulam in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puliyankulam?85.9% (Census 2011)