# Pukkulam Village, Madathukulam, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/madathukulam/pukkulam/ Village · Madathukulam, Tiruppur # Pukkulam Pukkulam is a village in Madathukulam sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642154**. The 2011 Census counted **3,125 people in 902 households**, the 19th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%. - 3,125people (2011) - 902households - 66.1%literacy - 642154PIN code ## Pukkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pukkulam is 642154.** Pukkulam falls in Madathukulam sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642154 - Gram panchayatPukkulam - Community development blockGudimangalam - Census village code644904 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pukkulam from nearby towns? - Madathukulam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)60 km by road - Udumalaipettai (nearest town)7 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 Pukkulam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Pukkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Somavarapatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Udumalaipettai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pollachi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Pukkulam known for? The main crops are **coconut, maize and onion**. Products made here include handlooms, windmill electricity and pottery. About 73% of the 1,483 hectares of village land is sown, and 723 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 Pukkulam Of every 100 households in Pukkulam in 2011, 80 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pukkulam · ■ Madathukulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **89% Toilet within the home ****22%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **65% Tap water ****93%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **51% Use banking services ****26%** **49% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****64%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Pukkulam? ■ Pukkulam · ■ Madathukulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%** **70.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712** **959 Working population ****53.9%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 58.1% for women. 62% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,037 (62%) · **■** Household industry 52 (3%) · **■** Other work 422 (25%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 - Poolavadi3,589 people - Kondampatti3,374 people - Kadathur3,256 people - Moongiltholuvu3,228 people - Vagatholuvu3,055 people - Periapatti3,039 people - Amandakadavu3,036 people - Kolumam2,787 people [All 35 villages in Madathukulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/madathukulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pukkulam?642154 - How far is Pukkulam from Tiruppur?60 km by road - What is the population of Pukkulam?3,125 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pukkulam in?Tiruppur district (Madathukulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pukkulam?66.1% (Census 2011)