# Chettikulam Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai 

# Chettikulam

Chettikulam is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625706**. The 2011 Census counted **538 people in 131 households**, the 78th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 538people (2011)
- 131households
- 83.1%literacy
- 625706PIN code

## Chettikulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chettikulam is 625706.** Chettikulam falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625706
- Gram panchayatKaradikal
- Community development blockThirumangalam
- Census village code640937

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

## How far is Chettikulam from nearby towns?

- Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)20 km by road
- Thirumangalam (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 Chettikulam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chettikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Urappanur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vadagarai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kokkulam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Chettikulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and vegetables**. About 28% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Chettikulam

Of every 100 households in Chettikulam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chettikulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**78%

Tap water ****77%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**70%

Use banking services ****24%**

**51%

Television ****93%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Chettikulam?

■ Chettikulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**912

Working population ****71.2%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 73.2% for women. 71% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 318 (83%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (15%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Thirumangalam

- Sundarangundu612 people
- Kunnamampatti601 people
- Kasipuram588 people
- Alagusirai565 people
- Odaippatti531 people
- Keelanesaneri498 people
- Swamimallampatti472 people
- Paraikulam452 people

[All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chettikulam?625706
- How far is Chettikulam from Madurai?20 km by road
- What is the population of Chettikulam?538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chettikulam in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Chettikulam?83.1% (Census 2011)