# Peikkulam Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/peikkulam/ Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai # Peikkulam Peikkulam is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625701**. The 2011 Census counted **1,493 people in 427 households**, the 43rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 1,493people (2011) - 427households - 63.0%literacy - 625701PIN code ## Peikkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Peikkulam is 625701.** Peikkulam falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625701 - Gram panchayatPeikkulam - Community development blockKallikudi - Census village code641005 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Peikkulam from nearby towns? - Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)40 km by road - Virudhunagar (nearest town)10 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 Peikkulam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Peikkulam; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●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 · Kalligudi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Virudhunagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalligudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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 and covered wells - 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 Peikkulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and maize**. About 34% of the 659 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Peikkulam Of every 100 households in Peikkulam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Peikkulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****2%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **78% Tap water ****99%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **70% Use banking services ****86%** **51% Television ****81%** **87% Mobile phone ****44%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **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 Peikkulam? ■ Peikkulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848** **912 Working population ****57.1%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.5% for men and 57.3% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 32 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 326 (38%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 470 (55%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%) 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 - Nadukottai1,749 people - Pannikundu1,737 people - Alappalacheri1,693 people - Maithanpatti1,629 people - Kokkulam1,466 people - Ulagani1,466 people - Chennampatti1,440 people - Tennamanallur1,397 people [All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Peikkulam?625701 - How far is Peikkulam from Madurai?40 km by road - What is the population of Peikkulam?1,493 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peikkulam in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Peikkulam?63.0% (Census 2011)