# Madathoor Village, Alangulam, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Alangulam, Tirunelveli 

# Madathoor

Madathoor is a village in Alangulam sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627423**. The 2011 Census counted **1,594 people in 439 households**, the 22nd largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 1,594people (2011)
- 439households
- 82.4%literacy
- 627423PIN code

## Madathoor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Madathoor is 627423.** Madathoor falls in Alangulam sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627423
- Gram panchayatMadathoor
- Community development blockKadayam
- Census village code642807

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

## How far is Madathoor from nearby towns?

- Alangulam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)37 km by road
- Alwarkurichi (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 Madathoor?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Madathoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Venkadampattu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Alwarkurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerakeralampudur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Madathoor known for?

The main crops are **paddy, corn and sugarcane**. Products made here include bricks, beedi and palm products. About 29% of the 515 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Madathoor

Of every 100 households in Madathoor in 2011, 93 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Madathoor · ■ Alangulam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**66%

Use banking services ****36%**

**58%

Television ****81%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Madathoor?

■ Madathoor · ■ Alangulam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1159**

**992

Working population ****51.6%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 74.6% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (13%) · **■** Household industry 296 (36%) · **■** Other work 161 (20%) · **■** Marginal 132 (16%)

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 Alangulam

- Odaimarichan2,714 people
- Sivalarkulam2,461 people
- Ayyanarkulam2,365 people
- Kidarakulam2,125 people
- Thuppakkudi1,430 people
- Subbaihapuram1,393 people
- Thuthikulam1,310 people
- Rawthaperi666 people

[All 31 villages in Alangulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/alangulam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Madathoor?627423
- How far is Madathoor from Tirunelveli?37 km by road
- What is the population of Madathoor?1,594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madathoor in?Tirunelveli district (Alangulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Madathoor?82.4% (Census 2011)
