# Kokkulam Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai 

# Kokkulam

Kokkulam is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625514**. The 2011 Census counted **10,698 people in 2,912 households**, the 1st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 10,698people (2011)
- 2,912households
- 84.3%literacy
- 625514PIN code

## Kokkulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kokkulam is 625514.** Kokkulam falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625514
- Gram panchayatKokkulam
- Community development blockThirumangalam
- Census village code640916

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

## How far is Kokkulam from nearby towns?

- Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)20 km by road
- Thirumangalam (nearest town)15 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 Kokkulam?

34 services counted by the Census are inside Kokkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●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
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karumathur
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kokkulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and maize**. Products made here include clay pots and wood products. About 27% of the 668 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Kokkulam

Of every 100 households in Kokkulam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kokkulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**78%

Tap water ****74%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**70%

Use banking services ****69%**

**51%

Television ****88%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

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

**6%

Own their home ****65%**

**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 Kokkulam?

■ Kokkulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**912

Working population ****47.0%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 76.4% for women. 58% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 408 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 821 (16%) · **■** Household industry 92 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,720 (34%) · **■** Marginal 1,985 (39%)

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

- Villur5,625 people
- Kalligudi5,427 people
- Kurayur5,362 people
- Melakottai5,156 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kokkulam?625514
- How far is Kokkulam from Madurai?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kokkulam?10,698 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kokkulam in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kokkulam?84.3% (Census 2011)
