# Keelakurichi Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Keelakurichi

Keelakurichi is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,458 people in 375 households**, the 91st largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,458people (2011)
- 375households
- 63.6%literacy
- 606204PIN code

## Keelakurichi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keelakurichi is 606204.** Keelakurichi falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606204
- Gram panchayatKeelakurichi
- Community development blockNallur
- Census village code637105

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

## How far is Keelakurichi from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)95 km by road
- Virudhachalam (nearest town)35 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 Keelakurichi?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Keelakurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veppur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thachur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Veppur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Keelakurichi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cotton**. About 65% of the 334 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 Keelakurichi

Of every 100 households in Keelakurichi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keelakurichi · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**83%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**79%

Use banking services ****82%**

**54%

Television ****87%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Keelakurichi?

■ Keelakurichi · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****674**

**852

Working population ****53.0%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 50.2% for women. 64% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 330 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 405 (52%)

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 Virudhachalam

- Maligaimedu1,555 people
- Niramani1,540 people
- Ponneri1,489 people
- Ilangiyanur1,463 people
- Setuvarayankuppam1,456 people
- Keenanur1,445 people
- Mudappuli1,445 people
- Ka.Elamangalam1,439 people

[All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keelakurichi?606204
- How far is Keelakurichi from Cuddalore?95 km by road
- What is the population of Keelakurichi?1,458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keelakurichi in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Keelakurichi?63.6% (Census 2011)