Geographic Location of Peikkulam

The village Peikkulam is located in Kalligudi Taluk of Madurai District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Peikkulam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kallikudi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Virudhunagar, which is about 10 kilometers away from Peikkulam.

Travel and Communication for Peikkulam

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

Postal Address:
Peikkulam,
Madurai,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 625701

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Peikkulam

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

Social Structure of Peikkulam

As per available data from the year 2009, 1493 persons live in 427 house holds in the village Peikkulam. There are 728 female individuals and 765 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.76% and males constitute 51.24% of the total population.

There are 110 scheduled castes persons of which 61 are females and 49 are males. Females constitute 55.45% and males constitute 44.55% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 7.37% of the total population.

Population density of Peikkulam is 226.51 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Peikkulam

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Total area of Peikkulam is 659.13 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 224.8 ha. About 184.12 ha is un-irrigated area. About 40.68 ha is irrigated area. About 40.68 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 75.76 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 15.43 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 343.14 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Peikkulam

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

There is a government primary school in the village Peikkulam.

There is a government middle school in the village Peikkulam.

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kalligudi, which is 5-10 kms away from Peikkulam.

Colleges in Peikkulam

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 Virudhunagar, which is 5-10 kms away from Peikkulam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Vellakulam (k), which is more than 10 kms away from Peikkulam.

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 Peikkulam.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Peikkulam

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 5-10 kms away from Peikkulam.

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

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 Peikkulam.

Healthcare Facilities in Peikkulam

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Peikkulam.

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Peikkulam.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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