# Kurchi Village, Virajpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Virajpet, Kodagu 

# Kurchi

Kurchi is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571217**. The 2011 Census counted **1,724 people in 506 households**, the 37th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,724people (2011)
- 506households
- 74.6%literacy
- 571217PIN code

## Kurchi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurchi is 571217.** Kurchi falls in Virajpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571217
- Gram panchayatSrimangala
- Community development blockVirajpet
- Census village code618076

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kurchi from nearby towns?

- Virajpet (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)93 km by road
- Virajpet (nearest town)41 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kurchi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kurchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sirangala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gonikoppal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gonikoppal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kurchi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 34% of the 4,790 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kurchi

Of every 100 households in Kurchi in 2011, 75 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 22 a car.

■ Kurchi · ■ Virajpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**20%

Tap water ****2%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**74%

Use banking services ****47%**

**61%

Television ****45%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****22%**

**15%

None of these assets ****20%**

**15%

Own their home ****44%**

**60%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kurchi?

■ Kurchi · ■ Virajpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**996

Working population ****57.5%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 71.4% for women. 67% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 971 (98%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Virajpet

- Dhanugala1,893 people
- Kothur1,816 people
- Kanur1,796 people
- Hysodlur1,733 people
- Siddapura1,718 people
- Parakatageri1,704 people
- Nalkeri1,620 people
- Kirgur1,595 people

[All 94 villages in Virajpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurchi?571217
- How far is Kurchi from Madikeri?93 km by road
- What is the population of Kurchi?1,724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurchi in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kurchi?74.6% (Census 2011)