Pudukulam.V is a
village panchayat in
Sivagangai district
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in the
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of
Tamil Nadu
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Geography
Pudukulam is located at . It has an average elevation of 70
metre
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feet
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History
The entire village belongs to the same communities Agamudaiyar under Mukkulathor.
Demographics
India
census
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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)
Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 31.
Assembly segments
From 2009
Before 2009
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Schools
* Manamadrai Panchayat Board Primary School, Pudukulam
References
* {{Dead Youtube links, date=February 2022
Cities and towns in Sivaganga district