Village · Karaikkudi, Sivaganga # Malaikandan Malaikandan is a village in Karaikkudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 630321. The 2011 Census counted 466 people in 149 households, the 54th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 466 people (2011) - 149 households - 77.7% literacy - 630321 PIN code ## Malaikandan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Malaikandan is 630321. Malaikandan falls in Karaikkudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 630321 - Gram panchayat Malaikandan - Community development block Kallal - Census village code 640120 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Malaikandan from nearby towns? - Karaikkudi (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ) 26 km by road - Nattarasankottai (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Malaikandan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Malaikandan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Vetriyuir - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sivaganga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nattarasankottai - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Malaikandan known for? The main crops are paddy. About 13% of the 509 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Malaikandan Of every 100 households in Malaikandan in 2011, 92 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Malaikandan · ■ Karaikkudi rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 88% - Toilet within the home 32% 32% - No toilet (open defecation) 66% 64% - Tap water 60% 64% - Drinking water within premises 28% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 65% - Use banking services 54% 56% - Television 91% 89% - Mobile phone 72% 68% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 23% 29% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 2% 3% - Own their home 98% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Malaikandan? ■ Malaikandan · ■ Karaikkudi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.7% 77.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1090 1024 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 739 956 - Working population 53.9% 47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 70.8% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 198 (79%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 35 (14%) · ■ Marginal 15 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Karaikkudi - Pilar 782 people - Siruvayal 639 people - Pukkudi 614 people - Kallankudi 538 people - Mummudichanpatti 466 people - Kiranippatti 426 people - Pallathur 422 people - Thiruthipatti 280 people All 63 villages in Karaikkudi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Malaikandan? 630321 - How far is Malaikandan from Sivaganga? 26 km by road - What is the population of Malaikandan? 466 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malaikandan in? Sivaganga district (Karaikkudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Malaikandan? 77.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/malaikandan/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.