# Sambakudi Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/sambakudi/ Village · Madurai South, Madurai # Sambakudi Sambakudi is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625019**. The 2011 Census counted **674 people in 162 households**, the 37th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 674people (2011) - 162households - 89.3%literacy - 625019PIN code ## Sambakudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sambakudi is 625019.** Sambakudi falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625019 - Gram panchayatPudukulam - Community development blockThiruparankundram - Census village code641018 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sambakudi from nearby towns? - Madurai South (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)19 km by road - Thirunagar (nearest town)7 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 Sambakudi? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Sambakudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Erkudi - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nagamalai Pudukottai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nagamalai Pudukottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiruparankundram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Sambakudi known for? The main crops are **banana, paddy and coconut**. About 53% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Sambakudi Of every 100 households in Sambakudi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sambakudi · ■ Madurai South rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****61%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **64% Tap water ****78%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **47% Use banking services ****66%** **50% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****82%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****41%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****82%** **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 Sambakudi? ■ Sambakudi · ■ Madurai South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125** **962 Working population ****42.9%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 85.8% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 159 (55%) · **■** Marginal 106 (37%) 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 - Nedungulam1,022 people - Tattanur982 people - Kallambal941 people - Kusavankundu812 people - Soorakkulam671 people - Valanendal644 people - Kudiraikutti512 people - Thottiyapatti500 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 Sambakudi?625019 - How far is Sambakudi from Madurai?19 km by road - What is the population of Sambakudi?674 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sambakudi in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sambakudi?89.3% (Census 2011)