# Kalakurichi Punjai Village, Aravakurichi, Karur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/aravakurichi/kalakurichi-punjai/ Village · Aravakurichi, Karur # Kalakurichi Punjai Kalakurichi Punjai is a village in Aravakurichi sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639002**. The 2011 Census counted **4,228 people in 1,268 households**, the 7th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 4,228people (2011) - 1,268households - 60.3%literacy - 639002PIN code ## Kalakurichi Punjai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalakurichi Punjai is 639002.** Kalakurichi Punjai falls in Aravakurichi sub-district, Karur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code639002 - Gram panchayatKalakurichi Punjai - Community development blockK.Paramathi - Census village code635524 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalakurichi Punjai from nearby towns? - Aravakurichi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Karur (district HQ)35 km by road - Aravakurichi (nearest town)8 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 Kalakurichi Punjai? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Kalakurichi Punjai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 college5–10 km · T. Venkatapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Kalakurichi Punjai known for? The main crops are **turmeric**. About 23% of the 2,459 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 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 Kalakurichi Punjai Of every 100 households in Kalakurichi Punjai in 2011, 84 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kalakurichi Punjai · ■ Aravakurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **91% Toilet within the home ****17%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **66% Tap water ****77%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **46% Use banking services ****34%** **45% Television ****90%** **88% Mobile phone ****64%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****46%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **88% 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 Kalakurichi Punjai? ■ Kalakurichi Punjai · ■ Aravakurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **1018 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852** **929 Working population ****60.5%** **59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 50.1% for women. 70% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 517 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,080 (42%) · **■** Household industry 114 (4%) · **■** Other work 796 (31%) · **■** Marginal 52 (2%) 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 Aravakurichi - Punnam5,446 people - Nagamballi5,337 people - Esanatham5,311 people - Gudalur4,947 people - Tenilai venkitapuram4,222 people - Sendamangalam3,861 people - Venjamangudalur3,816 people - Chinnadarapuram3,683 people [All 56 villages in Aravakurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/aravakurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalakurichi Punjai?639002 - How far is Kalakurichi Punjai from Karur?35 km by road - What is the population of Kalakurichi Punjai?4,228 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalakurichi Punjai in?Karur district (Aravakurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalakurichi Punjai?60.3% (Census 2011)