# Korikadavu Village, Palani, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Palani, Dindigul 

# Korikadavu

Korikadavu is a village in Palani sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624618**. The 2011 Census counted **2,610 people in 733 households**, the 18th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 2,610people (2011)
- 733households
- 62.5%literacy
- 624618PIN code

## Korikadavu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Korikadavu is 624618.** Korikadavu falls in Palani sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624618
- Gram panchayatKorikadavu
- Community development blockThoppampatti
- Census village code635132

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

## How far is Korikadavu from nearby towns?

- Palani (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)66 km by road
- Keeranur (nearest town)7 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 Korikadavu?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Korikadavu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Thalaiyuthu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 24 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 Korikadavu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and corn**. About 36% of the 557 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Korikadavu

Of every 100 households in Korikadavu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Korikadavu · ■ Palani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**70%

Tap water ****99%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**57%

Use banking services ****62%**

**51%

Television ****82%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

Own their home ****92%**

**85%

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 Korikadavu?

■ Korikadavu · ■ Palani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**937

Working population ****57.5%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 52.2% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,125 (75%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 201 (13%) · **■** Marginal 112 (7%)

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 Palani

- Thoppampatti3,443 people
- Melkaraipatti3,427 people
- Kottathurai3,342 people
- Midapadi2,836 people
- Muthunaickenpatti2,410 people
- Puliampatti2,395 people
- Sukkamanaickenpatti2,251 people
- Akkaraipatti2,195 people

[All 52 villages in Palani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Korikadavu?624618
- How far is Korikadavu from Dindigul?66 km by road
- What is the population of Korikadavu?2,610 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korikadavu in?Dindigul district (Palani sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Korikadavu?62.5% (Census 2011)