# Pappankulam Village, Madathukulam, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/madathukulam/pappankulam/ Village · Madathukulam, Tiruppur # Pappankulam Pappankulam is a village in Madathukulam sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642204**. The 2011 Census counted **6,604 people in 1,917 households**, the 4th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%. - 6,604people (2011) - 1,917households - 69.9%literacy - 642204PIN code ## Pappankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pappankulam is 642204.** Pappankulam falls in Madathukulam sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642204 - Gram panchayatPappankulam - Community development blockMadathukulam - Census village code644915 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pappankulam from nearby towns? - Madathukulam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)80 km by road - Madathukulam (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 Pappankulam? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Pappankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madathukulam - ○Degree college10+ km · Udumalaipettai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pollachi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Pappankulam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and maize**. Products made here include jaggery. About 77% of the 2,286 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,490 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 Pappankulam Of every 100 households in Pappankulam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pappankulam · ■ Madathukulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **89% Toilet within the home ****13%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **65% Tap water ****81%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **51% Use banking services ****43%** **49% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****61%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****39%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****91%** **87% 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 Pappankulam? ■ Pappankulam · ■ Madathukulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%** **70.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004** **959 Working population ****51.6%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 61.3% for women. 66% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 756 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,844 (54%) · **■** Household industry 97 (3%) · **■** Other work 671 (20%) · **■** Marginal 42 (1%) 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 Madathukulam - Somavarapatti9,428 people - Thungavi7,872 people - Myvadi6,911 people - Jothampatti6,071 people - Kottamangalam6,019 people - Metrathi5,241 people - Karatholuvu5,075 people [All 35 villages in Madathukulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/madathukulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pappankulam?642204 - How far is Pappankulam from Tiruppur?80 km by road - What is the population of Pappankulam?6,604 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pappankulam in?Tiruppur district (Madathukulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pappankulam?69.9% (Census 2011)