# Kurichy Village, Changanassery, Kottayam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/changanassery/kurichy/ Village · Changanassery, Kottayam # Kurichy Kurichy is a village in Changanassery sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686549**. The 2011 Census counted **35,815 people in 8,812 households**, the 1st largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.7%. - 35,815people (2011) - 8,812households - 97.2%literacy - 686549PIN code ## Kurichy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurichy is 686549.** Kurichy falls in Changanassery sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686549 - Gram panchayatKurichy - Community development blockMadappally - Census village code628181 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurichy from nearby towns? - Changanassery (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)13 km by road - Changanassery (nearest town)6 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 Kurichy? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Kurichy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 10 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Medical collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Changanassery - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kurichy known for? The main crops are **rubber**. About 86% of the 1,622 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 Kurichy Of every 100 households in Kurichy in 2011, 97 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Kurichy · ■ Changanassery rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****96%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **3% Tap water ****8%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **64% Use banking services ****77%** **77% Television ****86%** **84% Mobile phone ****73%** **77% Computer with internet ****5%** **6% Two-wheeler ****22%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **13% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****91%** **92% 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 Kurichy? ■ Kurichy · ■ Changanassery rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****97.2%** **97.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **1059 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983** **978 Working population ****33.3%** **34.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.0% for men and 96.4% for women. 52% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 381 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 653 (5%) · **■** Household industry 232 (2%) · **■** Other work 8,625 (72%) · **■** Marginal 2,033 (17%) 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 Changanassery - Madappally35,176 people - Vazhoor23,909 people - Karukachal22,977 people - Nedumkunnam22,394 people [All 11 villages in Changanassery](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/changanassery/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurichy?686549 - How far is Kurichy from Kottayam?13 km by road - What is the population of Kurichy?35,815 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurichy in?Kottayam district (Changanassery sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Kurichy?97.2% (Census 2011)