Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Madathukulam had a population of 20,212. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Madathukulam has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 62%. In Madathukulam, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The surrounding area is mainly based on agriculture. The area has six paper mills nearby, and one dying mill, one tannery, one dairy. Madathukulam is located between Udumalpet and Palani.
Madathukulam was part of Coimbatore district. When Tirupur district was formed from the regions of Coimbatore and Erode district, Madathukulam has been a part of Tirupur district. It is also one of the taluks in Tirupur district and a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.
With regard to education, there are Government and privately-owned schools in Madathukulam. Those are Tamil nursery school (தாய்த்தமிழ் மழலையர் பள்ளி transliterated as ThaiTamizh Mazhalaiyar Palli), Government High School and Higher Secondary School, National Matriculation School, JSR Higher Secondary School, Thiruvalluvar Nursery and Primary School.
There are so many temples, mosques, churches in and around Madathukulam. Some of the temples are Sri Karuppannaswamy temple, Sri Ganapathy temple, Sri Sowdambika temple, Sri Mariamman temple (at a nearby place called Kazhukarai), Sri Lakshmi Narayana Perumal temple (at Chozhamaadevi), Sri Kulasekara Peruman (Lord Siva temple with Kunguma Valli ambal at Chozhamaadevi), Sri Idaicheeswari Amman temple (at Midapadi).
The Amaravathi River runs through the town. There is a well-known Lord Siva temple (Moolavar: Arjuneswarar (also called ARCHANESWARAR), Ambal:Gomathi Amman) in Kadathur, which is 7 km north from Madathukulam. In this temple, morning sun rays falling on the river water reflect on the Lord Siva, which is a unique feature among other temples. Temple will open on all days from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM and 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. In pradosham days, it is extended till 7:30 PM.
Buses from Palani to Coimbatore Ukkadam Bus Terminal pass via Madathukulam.
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