# Vagaikulam Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai 

# Vagaikulam

Vagaikulam is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625706**. The 2011 Census counted **2,589 people in 719 households**, the 23rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 2,589people (2011)
- 719households
- 67.0%literacy
- 625706PIN code

## Vagaikulam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code625706
- Gram panchayatVagaikulam
- Community development blockThirumangalam
- Census village code640922

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

## How far is Vagaikulam from nearby towns?

- Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)29 km by road
- Thirumangalam (nearest town)18 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 Vagaikulam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Vagaikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karumathur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karumathur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kokkulam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Vagaikulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and cotton**. About 27% of the 641 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Vagaikulam

Of every 100 households in Vagaikulam in 2011, 84 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vagaikulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**78%

Tap water ****85%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**70%

Use banking services ****34%**

**51%

Television ****87%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Vagaikulam?

■ Vagaikulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**912

Working population ****58.4%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 54.8% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 210 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 680 (45%) · **■** Household industry 48 (3%) · **■** Other work 290 (19%) · **■** Marginal 285 (19%)

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

- Puliankulam3,111 people
- Tirumal2,910 people
- Kokkalancheri2,880 people
- Maravankulam2,877 people
- Dharmathupatti2,477 people
- Ponnamangalam2,257 people
- Koodakovil2,232 people
- Arasapatti2,210 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vagaikulam?625706
- How far is Vagaikulam from Madurai?29 km by road
- What is the population of Vagaikulam?2,589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vagaikulam in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vagaikulam?67.0% (Census 2011)