# Kappalur Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai 

# Kappalur

Kappalur is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625706**. The 2011 Census counted **3,848 people in 1,026 households**, the 14th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 3,848people (2011)
- 1,026households
- 78.2%literacy
- 625706PIN code

## Kappalur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code625706
- Gram panchayatKappalur
- Community development blockThirumangalam
- Census village code640943

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

## How far is Kappalur from nearby towns?

- Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)20 km by road
- Thirumangalam (nearest town)6 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 Kappalur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kappalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vadagarai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thirunagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Kappalur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and maize**. About 9% of the 388 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Kappalur

Of every 100 households in Kappalur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kappalur · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**78%

Tap water ****96%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**70%

Use banking services ****40%**

**51%

Television ****92%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****68%**

**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 Kappalur?

■ Kappalur · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116**

**912

Working population ****45.3%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 68.8% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (18%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,275 (73%) · **■** Marginal 65 (4%)

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

- Sathangudi4,369 people
- Karadikal4,074 people
- Uchapatti3,936 people
- Sengappadai3,924 people
- K.Puliyankulam3,815 people
- Sowdarpatti3,395 people
- Sivarakottai3,331 people
- Tirali3,288 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kappalur?625706
- How far is Kappalur from Madurai?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kappalur?3,848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kappalur in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kappalur?78.2% (Census 2011)