Paraikulam, Kalligudi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 15, 2024.

Geographic Location of Paraikulam


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

Travel and Communication for Paraikulam


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

Postal Address:
Paraikulam,
Madurai,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 625022

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Paraikulam


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

A brief summary of available data for Paraikulam 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 Paraikulam


As per available data from the year 2009, 452 persons live in 125 house holds in the village Paraikulam. There are 221 female individuals and 231 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.89% and males constitute 51.11% of the total population.

Population density of Paraikulam is 378.62 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Paraikulam


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Total area of Paraikulam is 119.38 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 39.47 ha. About 23.45 ha is un-irrigated area. About 16.02 ha is irrigated area. About 9.59 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 6.43 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 40.58 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 39.33 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Paraikulam


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

There is a government primary school in the village Paraikulam.

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

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

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

Colleges in Paraikulam


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 Vadagarai, which is more than 10 kms away from Paraikulam.

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 Paraikulam.

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 Paraikulam.

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

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Kariapatti, which is 5-10 kms away from Paraikulam.

Other Educational Facilities in Paraikulam


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Paraikulam


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

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Paraikulam.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Paraikulam.

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

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

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Paraikulam.

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

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