# Mayakulam Village, Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram 

# Mayakulam

Mayakulam is a village in Ramanathapuram sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623515**. The 2011 Census counted **5,794 people in 1,040 households**, the 14th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.1%.

- 5,794people (2011)
- 1,040households
- 90.3%literacy
- 623515PIN code

## Mayakulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mayakulam is 623515.** Mayakulam falls in Ramanathapuram sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code623515
- Gram panchayatMayakulam
- Community development blockThiruppullani
- Census village code642161

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

## How far is Mayakulam from nearby towns?

- Ramanathapuram (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Ramanathapuram (district HQ)21 km by road
- Keelakarai (nearest town)5 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 Mayakulam?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Mayakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 8 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Keelakarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Mayakulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and green chilli**. About 52% of the 1,374 hectares of village land is sown, and 299 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 Mayakulam

Of every 100 households in Mayakulam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mayakulam · ■ Ramanathapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**62%

Tap water ****11%**

**57%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**70%

Use banking services ****74%**

**55%

Television ****92%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****87%**

**91%

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 Mayakulam?

■ Mayakulam · ■ Ramanathapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%**

**80.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****760**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132**

**967

Working population ****30.4%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 85.4% for women. 42% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 75 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,332 (76%) · **■** Marginal 336 (19%)

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 Ramanathapuram

- Terbhogi6,209 people
- Rettaiyurani5,909 people
- Surankottai5,873 people
- Tiruppullani5,867 people
- Kalimankundu5,708 people
- Perungulam5,353 people
- Rajasuriamadai5,068 people
- Pattinamkattan4,699 people

[All 67 villages in Ramanathapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/ramanathapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mayakulam?623515
- How far is Mayakulam from Ramanathapuram?21 km by road
- What is the population of Mayakulam?5,794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mayakulam in?Ramanathapuram district (Ramanathapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Mayakulam?90.3% (Census 2011)
