# Kalligudi Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai 

# Kalligudi

Kalligudi is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625701**. The 2011 Census counted **5,427 people in 1,618 households**, the 3rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 5,427people (2011)
- 1,618households
- 83.1%literacy
- 625701PIN code

## Kalligudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalligudi is 625701.** Kalligudi falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625701
- Gram panchayatK.Vellakulam , Kalligudi
- Community development blockKallikudi
- Census village code640990

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

## How far is Kalligudi from nearby towns?

- Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)35 km by road
- Virudhunagar (nearest town)13 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 Kalligudi?

29 services counted by the Census are inside Kalligudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhunagar
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Kalligudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and cotton**. About 21% of the 1,947 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Kalligudi

Of every 100 households in Kalligudi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalligudi · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**78%

Tap water ****94%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**70%

Use banking services ****61%**

**51%

Television ****88%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Kalligudi?

■ Kalligudi · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

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

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813**

**912

Working population ****51.1%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 76.1% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 979 (35%) · **■** Household industry 70 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,216 (44%) · **■** Marginal 392 (14%)

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

- Kokkulam10,698 people
- Villur5,625 people
- Kurayur5,362 people
- Melakottai5,156 people
- Vadagarai4,900 people
- Vellakulam4,867 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalligudi?625701
- How far is Kalligudi from Madurai?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kalligudi?5,427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalligudi in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kalligudi?83.1% (Census 2011)
