# Kovilankulam Village, Usilampatti, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/usilampatti/kovilankulam/ Village · Usilampatti, Madurai # Kovilankulam Kovilankulam is a village in Usilampatti sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626514**. The 2011 Census counted **7,584 people in 2,099 households**, the 3rd largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 7,584people (2011) - 2,099households - 75.6%literacy - 626514PIN code ## Kovilankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kovilankulam is 626514.** Kovilankulam falls in Usilampatti sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626514 - Gram panchayatKovilankulam - Community development blockChellampatti - Census village code640819 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kovilankulam from nearby towns? - Usilampatti (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)25 km by road - Usilampatti (nearest town)20 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 Kovilankulam? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Kovilankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Karumathur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kokkulam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Kovilankulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cotton**. About 56% of the 1,377 hectares of village land is sown, and 767 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 Kovilankulam Of every 100 households in Kovilankulam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kovilankulam · ■ Usilampatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **92% Toilet within the home ****25%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **82% Tap water ****97%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **73% Use banking services ****49%** **46% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****56%** **51% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****85%** **92% 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 Kovilankulam? ■ Kovilankulam · ■ Usilampatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832** **880 Working population ****56.4%** **58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 65.5% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 549 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,782 (42%) · **■** Household industry 88 (2%) · **■** Other work 999 (23%) · **■** Marginal 861 (20%) 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 Usilampatti - Doddappanaickanur10,006 people - Nakkalapatti9,402 people - Vikkiramangalam7,440 people - Pothampatti6,929 people - Uthappanaickanur6,879 people - Karumathur6,737 people [All 57 villages in Usilampatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/usilampatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kovilankulam?626514 - How far is Kovilankulam from Madurai?25 km by road - What is the population of Kovilankulam?7,584 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kovilankulam in?Madurai district (Usilampatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kovilankulam?75.6% (Census 2011)