# Maraikkulam Village, Kamuthi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kamuthi/maraikkulam/ Village · Kamuthi, Ramanathapuram # Maraikkulam Maraikkulam is a village in Kamuthi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623605**. The 2011 Census counted **2,764 people in 708 households**, the 14th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 2,764people (2011) - 708households - 82.9%literacy - 623605PIN code ## Maraikkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maraikkulam is 623605.** Maraikkulam falls in Kamuthi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623605 - Gram panchayatMaraikkulam, Valayapookulam - Community development blockKamuthi - Census village code642017 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maraikkulam from nearby towns? - Kamuthi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)85 km by road - Kamuthi (nearest town)7 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 Maraikkulam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Maraikkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kamuthi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kamuthi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mudukulathur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Maraikkulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, green chilli and cotton**. About 38% of the 1,115 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Maraikkulam Of every 100 households in Maraikkulam in 2011, 80 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maraikkulam · ■ Kamuthi rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **84% Toilet within the home ****9%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **85% Tap water ****83%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **88% Use banking services ****21%** **35% Television ****82%** **88% Mobile phone ****77%** **57% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****86%** **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 Maraikkulam? ■ Maraikkulam · ■ Kamuthi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948** **951 Working population ****47.5%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.4% for men and 72.8% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 168 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (21%) · **■** Other work 223 (17%) · **■** Marginal 642 (49%) 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 Kamuthi - Pakkuvetti3,613 people - Kovilangulam3,328 people - Thavasikurichi2,988 people - T.Punavasal2,956 people - N.Karisalkulam2,649 people - O.Karisalkulam2,470 people - Achchangulam2,445 people - Ariamangalam2,353 people [All 49 villages in Kamuthi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kamuthi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maraikkulam?623605 - How far is Maraikkulam from Ramanathapuram?85 km by road - What is the population of Maraikkulam?2,764 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maraikkulam in?Ramanathapuram district (Kamuthi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Maraikkulam?82.9% (Census 2011)