# Periya Ilandaikulam Village, Vadipatti, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/periya-ilandaikulam/ Village · Vadipatti, Madurai # Periya Ilandaikulam Periya Ilandaikulam is a village in Vadipatti sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625501**. The 2011 Census counted **1,436 people in 398 households**, the 36th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 1,436people (2011) - 398households - 69.5%literacy - 625501PIN code ## Periya Ilandaikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periya Ilandaikulam is 625501.** Periya Ilandaikulam falls in Vadipatti sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625501 - Gram panchayatPeria Ilandaikulam - Community development blockAlanganallur - Census village code640749 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periya Ilandaikulam from nearby towns? - Vadipatti (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)28 km by road - Alanganallur (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 Periya Ilandaikulam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Periya Ilandaikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary 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 · Alanganallur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvedagam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadipatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 and untreated tap water - 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 Periya Ilandaikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, onion and drum stick**. About 72% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Periya Ilandaikulam Of every 100 households in Periya Ilandaikulam in 2011, 84 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Periya Ilandaikulam · ■ Vadipatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **90% Toilet within the home ****17%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **70% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **75% Use banking services ****79%** **51% Television ****77%** **86% Mobile phone ****66%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **7% Own their home ****91%** **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 Periya Ilandaikulam? ■ Periya Ilandaikulam · ■ Vadipatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798** **938 Working population ****60.9%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 60.6% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 144 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 337 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 140 (16%) · **■** Marginal 252 (29%) 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 - Andipatti1,677 people - Paraipatti1,525 people - Katchirairuppu1,482 people - Saranthangi1,463 people - Chatravellalapatti1,414 people - Kovilkuruvithurai1,379 people - Kovilpatti1,347 people - Achchampatti1,316 people [All 73 villages in Vadipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periya Ilandaikulam?625501 - How far is Periya Ilandaikulam from Madurai?28 km by road - What is the population of Periya Ilandaikulam?1,436 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periya Ilandaikulam in?Madurai district (Vadipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periya Ilandaikulam?69.5% (Census 2011)