Athikulam, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Athikulam


The village Athikulam is located in Kariapatti Taluk of Virudhunagar District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Thoppur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kariapatti Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kariapatti, which is about 8 kilometers away from Athikulam.

Travel and Communication for Athikulam


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Athikulam,
Virudhunagar,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 626106

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Athikulam


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

A brief summary of available data for Athikulam 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 Athikulam


As per available data from the year 2009, 646 persons live in 151 house holds in the village Athikulam. There are 312 female individuals and 334 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.3% and males constitute 51.7% of the total population.

There are 313 scheduled castes persons of which 147 are females and 166 are males. Females constitute 46.96% and males constitute 53.04% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 48.45% of the total population.

Population density of Athikulam is 153.08 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Athikulam


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Total area of Athikulam is 422.01 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 87.09 ha. About 68.21 ha is un-irrigated area. About 18.88 ha is irrigated area. About 18.88 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 81.33 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 251.19 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.4 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Athikulam


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

There is a government primary school in the village Athikulam.

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

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

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

Colleges in Athikulam


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Aruppukkottai, which is 5-10 kms away from Athikulam.

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

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 Athikulam.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Athikulam


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

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Aruppukkottai, which is 5-10 kms away from Athikulam.

Healthcare Facilities in Athikulam


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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Athikulam.

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

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Athikulam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Athikulam.

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

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

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

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

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

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