# Maikkudi Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai 

# Maikkudi

Maikkudi is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625706**. The 2011 Census counted **1,382 people in 345 households**, the 48th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,382people (2011)
- 345households
- 69.6%literacy
- 625706PIN code

## Maikkudi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code625706
- Gram panchayatMaikudi
- Community development blockThirumangalam
- Census village code640963

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

## How far is Maikkudi from nearby towns?

- Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)28 km by road
- Thirumangalam (nearest town)8 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 Maikkudi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Maikkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thirumangalam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vadagarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalligudi
- ○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
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Maikkudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, chilli and onion**. About 17% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Maikkudi

Of every 100 households in Maikkudi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maikkudi · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****93%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**70%

Use banking services ****28%**

**51%

Television ****86%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**6%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Maikkudi?

■ Maikkudi · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**912

Working population ****56.0%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 58.8% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (24%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 263 (34%) · **■** Marginal 176 (23%)

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

- Kokkulam1,466 people
- Ulagani1,466 people
- Chennampatti1,440 people
- Tennamanallur1,397 people
- Pungankulam1,317 people
- Maruthangudi1,277 people
- Vellakulam1,259 people
- Kangayanatham1,211 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maikkudi?625706
- How far is Maikkudi from Madurai?28 km by road
- What is the population of Maikkudi?1,382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maikkudi in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Maikkudi?69.6% (Census 2011)
