# Valayankulam Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/valayankulam/ Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai # Valayankulam Valayankulam is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625706**. The 2011 Census counted **1,050 people in 274 households**, the 60th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 1,050people (2011) - 274households - 57.0%literacy - 625706PIN code ## Valayankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valayankulam is 625706.** Valayankulam falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625706 - Gram panchayatValayankulam - Community development blockKallikudi - Census village code640977 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valayankulam from nearby towns? - Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)29 km by road - Thirumangalam (nearest town)12 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 Valayankulam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Valayankulam; 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 - ●State highwayIn 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 college10+ km · Vadagarai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalligudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Valayankulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and chilli**. About 62% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Valayankulam Of every 100 households in Valayankulam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Valayankulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **78% Tap water ****63%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **70% Use banking services ****88%** **51% Television ****97%** **87% Mobile phone ****48%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Valayankulam? ■ Valayankulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136** **912 Working population ****57.4%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 41.0% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 16 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 561 (93%) · **■** Other work 23 (4%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%) 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 - Kandai1,117 people - Nallamanaikenpatti1,115 people - T.Pudupatti1,100 people - Naduvakkottai1,074 people - Kadukulam1,019 people - Andipatti969 people - Kudiraicharikulam954 people - Nedungulam897 people [All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valayankulam?625706 - How far is Valayankulam from Madurai?29 km by road - What is the population of Valayankulam?1,050 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valayankulam in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valayankulam?57.0% (Census 2011)