| Oomachikulam | |
| Native Name Lang: | ta |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Oomachikulam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) |
| Coordinates: | 9.9942°N 78.1458°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Madurai district |
| Established Title: | |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 172 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone Code |
| Area Code: | +91452xxxxxxx |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Other Neighborhoods |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Madurai, Sellur, Narimedu, Chinna Chokkikulam, B B Kulam, Simmakkal, Tallakulam, Goripalayam, Shenoy Nagar, Yanaikkal, Nelpettai, East Gate, Thathaneri, Koodal Nagar, K. Pudur and Arappalayam |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Municipal body |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Madurai Municipal Corporation |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | LS |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | VS |
| Blank6 Name Sec1: | MP |
| Blank6 Info Sec1: | S. Venkatesan |
| Blank7 Name Sec1: | MLA |
| Website: | https://madurai.nic.in |
Oomachikulam is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Oomachikulam is located at an altitude of about 172 ,m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9.9942°N 78.1458°W.[6]
From Tallakulam area of Madurai district to Natham area of Dindigul district, a four-lane road of 35 km long, is planned to be constructed at a cost of Rs.1,028 crore. As one phase of the project, a bridge of length 7.5 km from Tallakulam to Oomachikulam has been constructed at a cost of ₹612 crore.[7] Also, bridges are being constructed to connect Madurai to Thuvarankurichi area of Tiruchirappalli district via Natham. As a part of this, the works of beautifying the banks of Oomachikulam tank is also going on.[8] The bridge at Oomachikulam area has an elevated corridor.[9] Also, as there are many centre medians at short intervals on this highway, it is considered that accidents are likely to occur.[10] This four-lane road is known to be the longest road in Tamil Nadu and shortens the travel distance considerably.[11]