# Periyakurichi Village, Sendurai, Ariyalur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sendurai, Ariyalur 

# Periyakurichi

Periyakurichi is a village in Sendurai sub-district of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621719**. The 2011 Census counted **3,533 people in 940 households**, the 19th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 3,533people (2011)
- 940households
- 72.3%literacy
- 621719PIN code

## Periyakurichi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Periyakurichi is 621719.** Periyakurichi falls in Sendurai sub-district, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code621719
- Gram panchayatPeriyakurichi
- Community development blockSendurai
- Census village code636317

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

## How far is Periyakurichi from nearby towns?

- Sendurai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Ariyalur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Ariyalur (nearest town)25 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 Periyakurichi?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Periyakurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sendurai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ariyalur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sendurai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Periyakurichi known for?

About 63% of the 1,052 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Periyakurichi

Of every 100 households in Periyakurichi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Periyakurichi · ■ Sendurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****96%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**83%

Use banking services ****51%**

**43%

Television ****88%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Periyakurichi?

■ Periyakurichi · ■ Sendurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**870

Working population ****56.3%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 60.2% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 937 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 330 (17%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (5%) · **■** Marginal 606 (30%)

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 Sendurai

- Nagalkuzhi3,723 people
- Sirkalathur3,720 people
- Irumbilikurichi3,668 people
- Alathiyur3,606 people
- Manakkudaiyan3,385 people
- Sirukadambur3,255 people
- Nakkampadi3,082 people
- Keezhamaligai3,078 people

[All 28 villages in Sendurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/sendurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Periyakurichi?621719
- How far is Periyakurichi from Ariyalur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Periyakurichi?3,533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Periyakurichi in?Ariyalur district (Sendurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Periyakurichi?72.3% (Census 2011)