# Kuruthur Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/kuruthur/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Kuruthur Kuruthur is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,114 people in 264 households**, the 55th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 1,114people (2011) - 264households - 64.2%literacy - 625301PIN code ## Kuruthur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kuruthur is 625301.** Kuruthur falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625301 - Gram panchayatKuruthur - Community development blockMadurai East - Census village code640603 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kuruthur from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)18 km by road - Melur (nearest town)15 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 Kuruthur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kuruthur; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mangulam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kannanendal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kannanendal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Kuruthur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 52% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Kuruthur Of every 100 households in Kuruthur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kuruthur · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **91% Toilet within the home ****18%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **64% Tap water ****96%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **63% Use banking services ****49%** **46% Television ****80%** **87% Mobile phone ****71%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****18%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **81% 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 Kuruthur? ■ Kuruthur · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948** **936 Working population ****56.8%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 55.4% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Farm labourers 310 (49%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (14%) · **■** Marginal 231 (36%) 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 Madurai North - Kunnathur1,307 people - Siruvalai1,282 people - Malaipatti1,255 people - Mangalagudi1,220 people - Thindiyur1,078 people - Alavandan1,070 people - Vairavanatham1,064 people - Porusupatti1,062 people [All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kuruthur?625301 - How far is Kuruthur from Madurai?18 km by road - What is the population of Kuruthur?1,114 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuruthur in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kuruthur?64.2% (Census 2011)