# Nachikulam Village, Vadipatti, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/nachikulam/ Village · Vadipatti, Madurai # Nachikulam Nachikulam is a village in Vadipatti sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625205**. The 2011 Census counted **4,378 people in 1,108 households**, the 11th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 4,378people (2011) - 1,108households - 78.6%literacy - 625205PIN code ## Nachikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nachikulam is 625205.** Nachikulam falls in Vadipatti sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625205 - Gram panchayatNachikulam - Community development blockVadipatti - Census village code640722 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nachikulam from nearby towns? - Vadipatti (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)30 km by road - Sholavandan (nearest town)6 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 Nachikulam? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Nachikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvedagam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vadipatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Nachikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 53% of the 474 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Nachikulam Of every 100 households in Nachikulam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nachikulam · ■ Vadipatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****32%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **70% Tap water ****70%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **75% Use banking services ****56%** **51% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****67%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****83%** **86% 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 Nachikulam? ■ Nachikulam · ■ Vadipatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974** **938 Working population ****50.6%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 71.0% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 465 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 589 (27%) · **■** Household industry 62 (3%) · **■** Other work 440 (20%) · **■** Marginal 661 (30%) 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 Vadipatti - Thethoor5,906 people - Irumbadi5,845 people - Muduvarpatti4,694 people - Mellakkal4,618 people - Kalvelipatti4,363 people - Alagapuri4,293 people - Ayanthenkarai3,937 people - Chittalangudi3,696 people [All 73 villages in Vadipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nachikulam?625205 - How far is Nachikulam from Madurai?30 km by road - What is the population of Nachikulam?4,378 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nachikulam in?Madurai district (Vadipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nachikulam?78.6% (Census 2011)