# Madagam Village, Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai 

# Madagam

Madagam is a village in Avudayarkoil sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622204**. The 2011 Census counted **291 people in 86 households**, the 62nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 291people (2011)
- 86households
- 64.3%literacy
- 622204PIN code

## Madagam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Madagam is 622204.** Madagam falls in Avudayarkoil sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code622204
- Gram panchayatMadagam
- Community development blockArimalam
- Census village code639914

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

## How far is Madagam from nearby towns?

- Avudayarkoil (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)40 km by road
- Puduvayal (nearest town)15 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 Madagam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Embal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karaikudi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karaikudi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Madagam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Madagam

Of every 100 households in Madagam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Madagam · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****21%**

**50%

Television ****98%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Madagam?

■ Madagam · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1156**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**978

Working population ****58.4%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 53.7% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Avudayarkoil

- Peruntamarai327 people
- Pattumudaiyan309 people
- Velivayal306 people
- Narasingapuram304 people
- Tanikadu259 people
- Makaliyendal241 people
- Sirukadavakkottai233 people
- Vattattur232 people

[All 96 villages in Avudayarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/avudayarkoil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Madagam?622204
- How far is Madagam from Pudukkottai?40 km by road
- What is the population of Madagam?291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madagam in?Pudukkottai district (Avudayarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Madagam?64.3% (Census 2011)