# Mandhikulam Village, Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/mandhikulam/ Village · Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi # Mandhikulam Mandhikulam is a village in Vilathikulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628907**. The 2011 Census counted **2,582 people in 730 households**, the 12th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 2,582people (2011) - 730households - 68.3%literacy - 628907PIN code ## Mandhikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mandhikulam is 628907.** Mandhikulam falls in Vilathikulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628907 - Gram panchayatMandhikulam - Community development blockVilathikulam - Census village code642355 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mandhikulam from nearby towns? - Vilathikulam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)40 km by road - Vilathikulam (nearest town)10 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 Mandhikulam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Mandhikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vilathikulam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Patchayapuram - ○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 watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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 Mandhikulam known for? The main crops are **chilli, maize and bulrush**. Products made here include palm sugar, bricks and palm leave products. About 39% of the 2,010 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Mandhikulam Of every 100 households in Mandhikulam in 2011, 75 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mandhikulam · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **89% Toilet within the home ****3%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **82% Tap water ****99%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **76% Use banking services ****29%** **40% Television ****74%** **86% Mobile phone ****62%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **7% Own their home ****91%** **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 Mandhikulam? ■ Mandhikulam · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1179** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **948 Working population ****58.0%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 58.1% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 156 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,024 (68%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 273 (18%) · **■** Marginal 26 (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 Vilathikulam - Guruvarpatti2,877 people - Soorangudi2,806 people - Athankarai2,750 people - Mettilpatti2,696 people - Sivalarpatti2,430 people - Chithavanaickenpatti2,414 people - Vaippar - I2,408 people - Vowalthothi2,351 people [All 86 villages in Vilathikulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mandhikulam?628907 - How far is Mandhikulam from Thoothukkudi?40 km by road - What is the population of Mandhikulam?2,582 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mandhikulam in?Thoothukkudi district (Vilathikulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mandhikulam?68.3% (Census 2011)