# Valayankulam Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/valayankulam/ Village · Madurai South, Madurai # Valayankulam Valayankulam is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625022**. The 2011 Census counted **5,705 people in 1,514 households**, the 3rd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 5,705people (2011) - 1,514households - 69.6%literacy - 625022PIN code ## Valayankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valayankulam is 625022.** Valayankulam falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625022 - Gram panchayatValayankulam - Community development blockThiruparankundram - Census village code641042 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valayankulam from nearby towns? - Madurai South (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)20 km by road - Avaniapuram (nearest town)9 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 Valayankulam? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Valayankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn 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 - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Valayankulam known for? The main crops are **jasmine and vegetables**. Products made here include clay pots. About 14% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Valayankulam Of every 100 households in Valayankulam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Valayankulam · ■ Madurai South rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****32%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **64% Tap water ****78%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **47% Use banking services ****63%** **50% Television ****85%** **86% Mobile phone ****64%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****76%** **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 Valayankulam? ■ Valayankulam · ■ Madurai South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890** **962 Working population ****46.4%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 61.2% for women. 58% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 616 (23%) · **■** Household industry 118 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,198 (45%) · **■** Marginal 657 (25%) 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 - Perungudi9,081 people - Vadapalanji6,590 people - Chinthamani5,070 people - Thuvariman4,962 people - Puliyankulam3,365 people - Panaiyur3,216 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 Valayankulam?625022 - How far is Valayankulam from Madurai?20 km by road - What is the population of Valayankulam?5,705 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valayankulam in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valayankulam?69.6% (Census 2011)