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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mukkudal,
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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tirunelveli district|Tirunelveli]]
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'''Mukkudal''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Tirunelveli district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. This temple village situated 20 km west of Tirunelveli on the banks of the perennial river Tamirabarani. It is famous for the large Muthumalai Amman Temple ( முக்கூடல் ஶ்ரீமுத்துமாலை அம்பாள் திருக்கோவில் ), the old and popular temple Sriman Narayanaswamy Kovil and Raamaswami Kovil Temple.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803862-mukkudal-tamil-nadu.html | title=Mukkudal Population Census 2011 - 2019 | publisher=census2011.co.in | accessdate=3 February 2019 }}</ref> Mukkudal had a population of 14,983. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Mukkudal has an average literacy rate of 88.15%, higher than the state average of 80.09%: male literacy is 93.80%, and female literacy is 82.89%. In Mukkudal, 11.11% of the population is under 6 years of age. It has 4,139 houses.

[[File:Mukkudal field.jpg|thumb|right|A field]]
[[File:Mukkudal river morning time.jpg|thumb|River]]

==Town panchayat==
Mukkudal was upgraded as [[Nagar Panchayat|Town Panchayat]] according to Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994 (ratifications to 73rd and 74th [[Amendment of the Constitution of India]]) after its establishment. Adding nearest villages: [[Sadayapuram]], [[Singamparai]], Kaliyankulam, Lakshmiyapuram to Mukkudal, Mukkudal Town Panchayat was established.<ref>[http://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/introduction.htm "About Us". Directorate of Town Panchayats, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 13 November 2011.]</ref> Panchayat has 15 [[Ward (country subdivision)|wards]], and every wards have a member who is selected through [[2011 Tamil Nadu local body elections|Tamil Nadu local body elections]].

==Transport==
Mukkudal is surrounded by many villages. Every village uses Mukkudal bus stand for catching the bus. Now the number of buses has been increased. The Papanasam-Kadayam route bus runs on Mukkudal way. Some of the buses depart from Mukkudal to Tirunelveli. A new bus stand is opened for Mukkudal this year. Bus service is not as good as other town panchayats.

==Health==
The major and big with advance systematic hospital that for Beedi workers. They are providing totally for free services with standard services. This hospital was started by Former Central Minister. This lies at the bus stand of Mukkudal. There is an upgraded government primary health centre.

==Schools==
Sokkalal Higher Secondary School served to educate the people for decades, a few other schools like S.S.K.V Sala Pry. School, Deepa Matriculation School and Boovijesh School and St. Paul's Higher secondary school have risen over the years.

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==In popular culture==
Mukkudal is featured in the climax of 2014 Tamil movie ''[[Aranmanai]]''

==References==
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