# Paraikulam Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/paraikulam/ Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai # Paraikulam Paraikulam is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625022**. The 2011 Census counted **452 people in 125 households**, the 82nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 452people (2011) - 125households - 68.2%literacy - 625022PIN code ## Paraikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paraikulam is 625022.** Paraikulam falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625022 - Gram panchayatThirumal - Community development blockKallikudi - Census village code640987 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paraikulam from nearby towns? - Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)30 km by road - Kariapatti (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 Paraikulam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Paraikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tirumal - ○Degree college10+ km · Vadagarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalligudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Paraikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and maize**. About 33% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Paraikulam Of every 100 households in Paraikulam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paraikulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****2%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **78% Tap water ****93%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **70% Use banking services ****78%** **51% Television ****93%** **87% Mobile phone ****74%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Paraikulam? ■ Paraikulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733** **912 Working population ****54.4%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 54.8% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 39 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (47%) · **■** Other work 82 (33%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 - Chettikulam538 people - Odaippatti531 people - Keelanesaneri498 people - Swamimallampatti472 people - Josyar Alangulam442 people - S.Puliankulam418 people - Melandal397 people - Puliyakavundanpatti392 people [All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paraikulam?625022 - How far is Paraikulam from Madurai?30 km by road - What is the population of Paraikulam?452 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paraikulam in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Paraikulam?68.2% (Census 2011)