# Valaikurichi Village, Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/valaikurichi/ Village · Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur # Valaikurichi Valaikurichi is a village in Udayarpalayam sub-district of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612904**. The 2011 Census counted **2,210 people in 571 households**, the 68th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 2,210people (2011) - 571households - 80.6%literacy - 612904PIN code ## Valaikurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valaikurichi is 612904.** Valaikurichi falls in Udayarpalayam sub-district, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612904 - Gram panchayatValaikurichi - Community development blockT. Palur - Census village code636426 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valaikurichi from nearby towns? - Jayankondam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Ariyalur (district HQ)40 km by road - Kumbakonam (nearest town)11 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 Valaikurichi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Valaikurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · T.Palur - ○Degree college10+ km · Jayankondam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jayankondam - ○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 wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Valaikurichi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 907 hectares of village land is sown, and 520 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 Valaikurichi Of every 100 households in Valaikurichi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Valaikurichi · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **88% Toilet within the home ****14%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **85% Tap water ****96%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **86% Use banking services ****52%** **46% Television ****93%** **85% Mobile phone ****54%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****23%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Valaikurichi? ■ Valaikurichi · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719** **878 Working population ****56.4%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 74.9% for women. 65% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 457 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 431 (35%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 129 (10%) · **■** Marginal 213 (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 Udayarpalayam - T.Sholankurichi2,339 people - Pilichikuzihi2,328 people - Melur2,247 people - Udayanatham2,242 people - Venmankondan2,171 people - T.Sholankurichi2,164 people - Kundaveli2,147 people - Kattathur2,113 people [All 118 villages in Udayarpalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valaikurichi?612904 - How far is Valaikurichi from Ariyalur?40 km by road - What is the population of Valaikurichi?2,210 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valaikurichi in?Ariyalur district (Udayarpalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valaikurichi?80.6% (Census 2011)