# 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 **625022**. The 2011 Census counted **1,466 people in 358 households**, the 44th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,466people (2011)
- 358households
- 68.2%literacy
- 625022PIN code

## Kokkulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kokkulam is 625022.** Kokkulam falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625022
- Gram panchayatKokkulam
- Community development blockKallikudi
- Census village code640985

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)18 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)25 km by road
- Kariapatti (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 Kokkulam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Koodakovil
- ○Degree college5–10 km · S.Kallupatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalligudi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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, chilli and cotton**. Products made here include cement and bricks. About 22% of the 516 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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, 95 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kokkulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**70%

Use banking services ****66%**

**51%

Television ****79%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**6%

Own their home ****93%**

**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+) ****68.2%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**912

Working population ****54.0%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 51.4% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 500 (63%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 151 (19%) · **■** Marginal 68 (9%)

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

- Pannikundu1,737 people
- Alappalacheri1,693 people
- Maithanpatti1,629 people
- Peikkulam1,493 people
- Ulagani1,466 people
- Chennampatti1,440 people
- Tennamanallur1,397 people
- Maikkudi1,382 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kokkulam?625022
- How far is Kokkulam from Madurai?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kokkulam?1,466 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kokkulam in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kokkulam?68.2% (Census 2011)
