# Kurunthencode Village, Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/kurunthencode/ Village · Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari # Kurunthencode Kurunthencode is a village in Kalkulam sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629802**. The 2011 Census counted **9,050 people in 2,347 households**, the 5th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 90.7%. - 9,050people (2011) - 2,347households - 92.3%literacy - 629802PIN code ## Kurunthencode PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurunthencode is 629802.** Kurunthencode falls in Kalkulam sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629802 - Gram panchayatKurunthancode, Nettancode - Community development blockKurunthancode - Census village code643134 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurunthencode from nearby towns? - Pathmanabapuram (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)12 km by road - Eraniel (nearest town)4 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 Kurunthencode? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Kurunthencode; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Villukuri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Konam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Kurunthencode known for? The main crops are **coconut, banana and paddy**. Products made here include baskets. About 77% of the 986 hectares of village land is sown, and 757 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 Kurunthencode Of every 100 households in Kurunthencode in 2011, 96 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kurunthencode · ■ Kalkulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****86%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **8% Tap water ****93%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **64% Use banking services ****62%** **68% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****60%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****21%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **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 Kurunthencode? ■ Kurunthencode · ■ Kalkulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%** **90.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **982 Working population ****36.6%** **38.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.0% for men and 89.5% for women. 57% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 127 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (6%) · **■** Household industry 93 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,888 (57%) · **■** Marginal 1,012 (31%) 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 Kalkulam - Kadiapattinam26,589 people - Attoor11,699 people - Colachel9,836 people - Thackalai9,551 people - Thalakkulam8,986 people - Kalkulam6,705 people - Valvachagostam5,579 people - Mecode5,541 people [All 17 villages in Kalkulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurunthencode?629802 - How far is Kurunthencode from Nagercoil?12 km by road - What is the population of Kurunthencode?9,050 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurunthencode in?Kanniyakumari district (Kalkulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kurunthencode?92.3% (Census 2011)