{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}} <!-- See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details -->{{Infobox settlement | name = Madathukulam | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = [[Panchayat town]] | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India | coordinates = {{coord|10.5667|N|77.35|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Tiruppur district|Tiruppur]] | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 9.19 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 20620 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --> | postal_code = | registration_plate = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Madathukulam''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Madathukulam taluk]] of [[Tiruppur district]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is one of the 15 panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of {{cvt|9.19|km2}}, it had a population of 20,620 individuals as per the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]].
== Geography and administration == Madathukulam is located in [[Tiruppur district]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is the administrative headquarters of the [[Madathukulam taluk]].<ref name="TP">{{cite web|url=https://www.townpanchayat.in/Madathukulam|title=Madathukulam|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cra.tn.gov.in/tn_gvillages.pdf|title=Villages of Tamil Nadu|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 June 2025|archive-date=12 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112222132/https://www.cra.tn.gov.in/tn_gvillages.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Spread across an area of {{cvt|9.19|km2}},<ref name="Pop">{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/tamilnadu/tiruppur/3341275000__madathukulam//|title=Madathukulam|work=Citypopulation.de|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> it is one of the 15 [[panchayat town]]s in the district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/townpanchayats.pdf|title=Town panchayats in Tamil Nadu|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> The town panchayat is headed by a chairperson, who is elected by 18 members, who represent the individual wards and are chosen through direct elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/local-government.php|title=Local Government|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 January 2023|page=1|archive-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004071216/https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/local-government.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The town forms part of the [[Madathukulam Assembly constituency]] that elects its member to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] and the [[Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency]] that elects its member to the [[Parliament of India]].<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/web/pslist/english/tiruppur_eng.pdf|title=Polling stations in Tiruppur district|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>
==Demographics== As per the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Madathukulam had a population of 20,620 individuals across 5,761 households.<ref name="Census">{{cite report|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/api/tables/data/2011/PC11_PCA-TV/255?_source=dt&labels=indicator&state=33&district=633&subdistrict=5907&town_village=804032&geo_level=4&format=csv|title=Geo level data: Census of India 2011|access-date=1 June 2025|publisher=[[Census Commission of India]]}}</ref> The population saw a marginal increase compared to the previous census in [[2001 Census of India|2001]] when 20,352 inhabitants were registered. The population consisted of 10,198 males and 10,422 females.<ref name="Pop"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 June 2008|publisher=[[Census Commission of India]]}}</ref> About 1,714 individuals were below the age of six years.<ref name="Census"/> About 20.8% of the population belonged to [[scheduled castes]]. The entire population is classified as urban. The town has an average literacy rate of 81.3%.<ref name="Pop"/><ref name="Census"/>
About 41.7% of the eligible population were employed, of which majority were involved in [[agriculture]] and allied activities.<ref name="Pop"/><ref name="Census"/> [[Hinduism]] was the majority religion which was followed by 90.9% of the population, with [[Christianity]] (2.5%) and [[Islam]] (6.6%) being minor religions.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11392/download/14505/DDW33C-01%20MDDS.XLS|title=Religion: Census of India 2011|access-date=1 June 2025|publisher=[[Census Commission of India]]}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Tiruppur district]]