Village · Sendurai, Ariyalur # Pilakurichi Pilakurichi is a village in Sendurai sub-district of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 621806. The 2011 Census counted 3,942 people in 1,079 households, the 11th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 3,942 people (2011) - 1,079 households - 67.3% literacy - 621806 PIN code ## Pilakurichi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pilakurichi is 621806. Pilakurichi falls in Sendurai sub-district, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 621806 - Gram panchayat Veerakkan, Pillakurichi - Community development block Sendurai - Census village code 636325 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pilakurichi from nearby towns? - Sendurai (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Ariyalur (district HQ) 28 km by road - Udayarpalayam (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pilakurichi? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Pilakurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Irumbilikurichi - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Thathanur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sendurai - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pilakurichi known for? The main crops are cashew nut. About 63% of the 1,589 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pilakurichi Of every 100 households in Pilakurichi in 2011, 84 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pilakurichi · ■ Sendurai rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 90% - Toilet within the home 4% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 86% - Tap water 98% 92% - Drinking water within premises 10% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 83% - Use banking services 54% 43% - Television 71% 83% - Mobile phone 60% 65% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 25% 21% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 10% 8% - Own their home 99% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pilakurichi? ■ Pilakurichi · ■ Sendurai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.3% 68.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1034 1021 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 718 870 - Working population 46.7% 48.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 57.2% for women. 48% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 665 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 205 (11%) · ■ Household industry 14 (1%) · ■ Other work 144 (8%) · ■ Marginal 814 (44%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sendurai - Thalavoi 4,478 people - Anandavadi 4,262 people - Sannasinallur 4,074 people - Asaveerankudikkadu 3,981 people - Namangunam 3,897 people - Ayanathathanur 3,823 people - Adhanakurichi 3,772 people - Nagalkuzhi 3,723 people All 28 villages in Sendurai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pilakurichi? 621806 - How far is Pilakurichi from Ariyalur? 28 km by road - What is the population of Pilakurichi? 3,942 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pilakurichi in? Ariyalur district (Sendurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pilakurichi? 67.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/sendurai/pilakurichi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.