Pudukulam

Village in Tamil Nadu, India

Pudukulam Pudukulam.V
village
9°42′N 78°29′E / 9.7°N 78.48°E / 9.7; 78.48
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivagangai
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	1,284
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	630 560
Telephone code	914574 XX
Vehicle registration	TN 63

Pudukulam.V is a village panchayat in Sivagangai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Geography

Pudukulam is located at .^[1] It has an average elevation of 70 metres (229 feet).

History

The entire village belongs to the same communities Agamudaiyar under Mukkulathor.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Pudukulam had a population of 1,284. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Pudukulam has an average literacy rate of 48%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 68%. In Pudukulam, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

A vast majority of the workforce is dependent on agriculture (72.8%). The principal crop of Pudukulam village is paddy. The other crops that are grown are sugarcane and groundnut.

Politics

Pudukulam comes under Sivaganga assembly constituency is part of Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency)

Schools

Manamadrai Panchayat Board Primary School, Pudukulam

References

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pudukulam^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.