# Koovalapuram Village, Peraiyur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Peraiyur, Madurai 

# Koovalapuram

Koovalapuram is a village in Peraiyur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625703**. The 2011 Census counted **2,861 people in 806 households**, the 19th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,861people (2011)
- 806households
- 69.2%literacy
- 625703PIN code

## Koovalapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Koovalapuram is 625703.** Koovalapuram falls in Peraiyur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625703
- Gram panchayatKoovalapuram , Rowthampatti, S.Arasapatti
- Community development blockT. Kallupatti
- Census village code640899

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Koovalapuram from nearby towns?

- Peraiyur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)52 km by road
- Peraiyur (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 Koovalapuram?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Koovalapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sandaiyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kavundanpatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mangalaseru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Koovalapuram known for?

The main crops are **bajra, maize and cotton**. About 64% of the 865 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Koovalapuram

Of every 100 households in Koovalapuram in 2011, 97 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Koovalapuram · ■ Peraiyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**84%

Tap water ****99%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**78%

Use banking services ****48%**

**44%

Television ****83%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**90%

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 Koovalapuram?

■ Koovalapuram · ■ Peraiyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**912

Working population ****63.0%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 58.4% for women. 66% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,121 (62%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 171 (9%) · **■** Marginal 270 (15%)

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 Peraiyur

- Vannivelampatti3,710 people
- Pappinaickenpatti3,313 people
- Tadayampatti3,227 people
- Mangalaseru3,021 people
- Kudiseri2,850 people
- Silarpatti2,850 people
- Selanayakkanpatti2,831 people
- Melathirumanikkam2,778 people

[All 70 villages in Peraiyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Koovalapuram?625703
- How far is Koovalapuram from Madurai?52 km by road
- What is the population of Koovalapuram?2,861 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koovalapuram in?Madurai district (Peraiyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Koovalapuram?69.2% (Census 2011)