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{{Short description|Place in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Madakulam
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|pushpin_map_caption = Madakulam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
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|subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Madurai district]]
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|timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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|postal_code = 625003
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|area_code = +91452xxxxxxx
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|blank1_name_sec1 = Other Neighborhoods
|blank1_info_sec1 = [[Madurai]], [[Simmakkal, Madurai|Simmakkal]], Goripalayam, [[Yanaikkal, Madurai|Yanaikkal]], [[Nelpettai]], East Gate, [[South Gate, Madurai|South Gate]], [[Thathaneri]], [[Koodal Nagar, Madurai|Koodal Nagar]], [[Arappalayam]], Arasaradi, [[Kalavasal]], [[Palanganatham]], [[Jaihindpuram]], [[Pasumalai]] and [[Thiruparankundram]]
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|blank4_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha|LS]]
|blank4_info_sec1 = [[Madurai Lok Sabha constituency]]
|blank5_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha|VS]]
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|blank6_name_sec1 = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
|blank6_info_sec1 = [[S. Venkatesan]]
|blank7_name_sec1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
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|website = https://madurai.nic.in
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'''Madakulam''' is a neighbourhood in [[Madurai district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] state in the peninsular [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book |author=India Office of the Registrar General |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gXBAAAAAMAAJ&q=Madakulam |title=Census of India, 1971: Tamil Nadu |date=1979 |publisher=Manager of Publications |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |author=India Office of the Registrar General |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xQEdAQAAMAAJ&q=Madakulam |title=Census of India, 1961: India. Volume 1 |date=1963 |publisher=Manager of Publications |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |author=India Census Division |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=emeaAAAAIAAJ&q=Madakulam |title=Madras |date=1966 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |author=India Office of the Registrar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XGZa7CXkMJsC&q=Madakulam |title=Census of India, 1961 |date=1962 |publisher=Manager of Publications |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Pocu |first=Ce |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iIAJAQAAIAAJ&q=%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%259F%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AF%2581%25E0%25AE%25B3%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AF%258D |title=Tirupparankunram : Articles on references in ancient Tamil literature to Tirupparangunram, Hindu pilgrimage center, near Madurai, in Tamil Nadu |date=1981 |publisher=Tamilnatu Aracu Tolporul Ayvutturai |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PVpLAQAAIAAJ&q=%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%259F%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AF%2581%25E0%25AE%25B3%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AF%258D |title=Can̲aṅkaḷum varalār̲um: colmarapin̲ maṭakkukaḷil ur̲aiyum varalār̲ukaḷ |date=2004 |publisher=Vallin̲am |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Cōmale |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uYkeAAAAMAAJ&q=%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%259F%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AF%2581%25E0%25AE%25B3%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AF%258D |title=Maturai Māvaṭṭam |date=1980 |publisher=Kastūrpā Kānti Kan̲yā Kurukulam, Veḷiyīṭṭup Pakuti |language=ta}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Madakulam is located at an altitude of about 163 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of {{coord|9.916055|N|78.090035|E}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GeoHack - Madakulam |url=https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Madakulam&params=9.916055_N_78.090035_E_type:city_region:IN |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=geohack.toolforge.org}}</ref>

== Landmarks ==
Madakulam has a tank (kanmoi - கண்மாய்) that supplies drinking water to [[Madurai|Madurai City]] and its surrounding areas.<ref>{{Cite web |author=தினத்தந்தி |date=2022-09-09 |title=நிரம்பி வரும் மதுரை மாடக்குளம் கண்மாய் |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/News/State/madurai-madakulam-is-a-sight-to-behold-788047 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.dailythanthi.com |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=S Sundar |date=2019-09-29 |title=So much is happening in Madurai's Madakulam tank |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/so-much-is-happening-in-madakulam/article29553751.ece |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Reporter |date=2022-06-08 |title=HC allows harvesting of natural fish in Madakulam kanmai till June 30 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/hc-allows-harvesting-of-natural-fish-in-madakulam-kanmai-till-june-30/article65508508.ece |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-29 |title=பல ஆண்டுகளுக்கு பின் நிரம்பிய மாடக்குளம் கண்மாய் - மதுரை மக்கள் மகிழ்ச்சி! |url=https://tamil.news18.com/madurai/madurai-madakulam-lake-826999.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=News18 Tamil |language=ta}}</ref>

In Madurai, road overbridge connecting Madakulam and T V S Nagar was constructed in the year 2015. The second arm (extension) of Madakulam and [[Pamban Bridge]] towards [[Jaihindpuram]], of 251 m long, with the project cost of about ₹16.62 crore, is being in construction.<ref>{{Cite web |author=The Hindu Bureau |date=2022-11-18 |title=Construction of Jaihindpuram arm of Madakulam - TVS Nagar road overbridge begins |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/contruction-of-jaihindpuram-arm-of-madakulam-tvs-nagar-flyover-begins/article66152532.ece |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== References ==
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Serzohe at 17:12, 31 October 2024