# Virupakshi Village, Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/virupakshi/ Village · Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore # Virupakshi Virupakshi is a village in Kurinjipadi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607302**. The 2011 Census counted **5,246 people in 1,274 households**, the 8th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 5,246people (2011) - 1,274households - 70.2%literacy - 607302PIN code ## Virupakshi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Virupakshi is 607302.** Virupakshi falls in Kurinjipadi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607302 - Gram panchayatVirupakshi - Community development blockKurinjipadi - Census village code636723 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Virupakshi from nearby towns? - Kurinjipadi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)28 km by road - Kurinjipadi (nearest town)2 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 Virupakshi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Virupakshi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurinjipadi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kurinjipadi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kurinjipadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Virupakshi known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 67% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Virupakshi Of every 100 households in Virupakshi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Virupakshi · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****27%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **77% Tap water ****95%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **70% Use banking services ****32%** **43% Television ****96%** **90% Mobile phone ****66%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****2%** **4% 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 Virupakshi? ■ Virupakshi · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782** **876 Working population ****51.9%** **46.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 58.3% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 353 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,244 (46%) · **■** Household industry 53 (2%) · **■** Other work 641 (24%) · **■** Marginal 430 (16%) 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 Kurinjipadi - Kilur6,314 people - Vadakkumelur6,132 people - Agaram5,715 people - Karunguli5,449 people - Vengadampettai4,993 people - Puvanikuppam4,992 people - Tenkuthu4,472 people - Koranapattu4,134 people [All 53 villages in Kurinjipadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Virupakshi?607302 - How far is Virupakshi from Cuddalore?28 km by road - What is the population of Virupakshi?5,246 (Census 2011) - Which district is Virupakshi in?Cuddalore district (Kurinjipadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Virupakshi?70.2% (Census 2011)