# Maraikulam Village, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/maraikulam/ Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar # Maraikulam Maraikulam is a village in Kariapatti sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626607**. The 2011 Census counted **1,722 people in 451 households**, the 14th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 1,722people (2011) - 451households - 83.7%literacy - 626607PIN code ## Maraikulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maraikulam is 626607.** Maraikulam falls in Kariapatti sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626607 - Gram panchayatS.Maraikulam - Community development blockKariapatti - Census village code641449 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maraikulam from nearby towns? - Kariapatti (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)48 km by road - Kariapatti (nearest town)20 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 Maraikulam? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Maraikulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary 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 - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalkurichi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Maraikulam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 72% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 318 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 Maraikulam Of every 100 households in Maraikulam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maraikulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **88% Toilet within the home ****4%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **89% Tap water ****93%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **77% Use banking services ****30%** **33% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****48%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****93%** **92% 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 Maraikulam? ■ Maraikulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973** **970 Working population ****60.2%** **53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 75.1% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 309 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 286 (28%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 216 (21%) · **■** Marginal 199 (19%) 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 Kariapatti - Vadakkupuliampatti2,051 people - Kurandi1,974 people - S.Kallupatti1,962 people - Thonugal1,787 people - Valukkalotti1,691 people - Mudukkangulam1,655 people - Kaluvancheri1,516 people - Thoppur1,502 people [All 101 villages in Kariapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maraikulam?626607 - How far is Maraikulam from Virudhunagar?48 km by road - What is the population of Maraikulam?1,722 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maraikulam in?Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Maraikulam?83.7% (Census 2011)