# Madur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram 

# Madur

Madur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606202**. The 2011 Census counted **2,336 people in 541 households**, the 59th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 2,336people (2011)
- 541households
- 70.9%literacy
- 606202PIN code

## Madur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Madur is 606202.** Madur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606202
- Gram panchayatMadur
- Community development blockKallakkurichi
- Census village code633449

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

## How far is Madur from nearby towns?

- Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)65 km by road
- Kallakkurichi (nearest town)6 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 Madur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kallakurichi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kallakurichi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Madur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and corn**. About 73% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 236 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 Madur

Of every 100 households in Madur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Madur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**87%

Tap water ****90%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**73%

Use banking services ****69%**

**50%

Television ****94%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Madur?

■ Madur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**918

Working population ****51.7%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 59.8% for women. 62% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 550 (46%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 276 (23%) · **■** Marginal 181 (15%)

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 Kallakkurichi

- Palrampattu2,434 people
- Kudiyanallur2,422 people
- Thimmalai2,367 people
- Poondi2,360 people
- Velakurichi2,319 people
- Sellampattu2,299 people
- Kadathur2,289 people
- Thensiruvalur2,278 people

[All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Madur?606202
- How far is Madur from Viluppuram?65 km by road
- What is the population of Madur?2,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Madur?70.9% (Census 2011)