# Madalapuram Village, Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/madalapuram/ Village · Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi # Madalapuram Madalapuram is a village in Vilathikulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628905**. The 2011 Census counted **2,310 people in 573 households**, the 17th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 2,310people (2011) - 573households - 73.7%literacy - 628905PIN code ## Madalapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Madalapuram is 628905.** Madalapuram falls in Vilathikulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628905 - Gram panchayatMadalapuram - Community development blockPudur - Census village code642309 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Madalapuram from nearby towns? - Vilathikulam (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)64 km by road - Pudur (nearest town)13 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 Madalapuram? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Madalapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pudur - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagalapuram - ○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 market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 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 Madalapuram known for? The main crops are **maize, bulrush and chilli**. About 81% of the 1,538 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Madalapuram Of every 100 households in Madalapuram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Madalapuram · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****5%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **82% Tap water ****77%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **76% Use banking services ****15%** **40% Television ****84%** **86% Mobile phone ****41%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **89% 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 Madalapuram? ■ Madalapuram · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **948 Working population ****62.7%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 62.6% for women. 65% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 96 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (22%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (6%) · **■** Marginal 938 (65%) 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 Vilathikulam - Sivalarpatti2,430 people - Chithavanaickenpatti2,414 people - Vaippar - I2,408 people - Vowalthothi2,351 people - Goundampatti2,260 people - Melmandai1,926 people - Kamalapuram1,730 people - K.Duraisamipuram1,653 people [All 86 villages in Vilathikulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Madalapuram?628905 - How far is Madalapuram from Thoothukkudi?64 km by road - What is the population of Madalapuram?2,310 (Census 2011) - Which district is Madalapuram in?Thoothukkudi district (Vilathikulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Madalapuram?73.7% (Census 2011)