Malaikandan, Karaikkudi, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Malaikandan


The village Malaikandan is located in Karaikkudi Taluk of Sivaganga District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Malaikandan Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kallal Community Development Block. The nearest town is Nattarasankottai, which is about 13 kilometers away from Malaikandan.

Travel and Communication for Malaikandan


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Malaikandan,
Sivaganga,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 630321

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Malaikandan


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Malaikandan is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Malaikandan is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Malaikandan


As per available data from the year 2009, 466 persons live in 149 house holds in the village Malaikandan. There are 243 female individuals and 223 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.15% and males constitute 47.85% of the total population.

There are 20 scheduled castes persons of which 12 are females and 8 are males. Females constitute 60% and males constitute 40% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 4.29% of the total population.

Population density of Malaikandan is 91.49 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Malaikandan


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Total area of Malaikandan is 509.34 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 64.98 ha. About 12.78 ha is un-irrigated area. About 52.2 ha is irrigated area. About 0.19 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 52.01 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 110.52 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 11.8 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 9.63 ha is culturable waste land. About 312.41 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Malaikandan


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Malaikandan.

There is a government primary school in the village Malaikandan.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Vetriyur, which is less than 5 kms away from Malaikandan.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Vetriyur, which is less than 5 kms away from Malaikandan.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Vetriyuir, which is less than 5 kms away from Malaikandan.

Colleges in Malaikandan


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Sivaganga, which is more than 10 kms away from Malaikandan.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Somanathamangalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Malaikandan.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Malaikandan.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Somanathamangalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Malaikandan.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Karaikkudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Malaikandan.

Other Educational Facilities in Malaikandan


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Nattarasankottai, which is more than 10 kms away from Malaikandan.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Malaikandan.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Sivaganga, which is more than 10 kms away from Malaikandan.

Healthcare Facilities in Malaikandan


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Malaikandan.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Malaikandan.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Malaikandan.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Malaikandan.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Malaikandan.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Malaikandan.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Malaikandan.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Malaikandan.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Malaikandan.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Malaikandan or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Malaikandan.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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