# Kovilkuruvithurai Village, Vadipatti, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Vadipatti, Madurai 

# Kovilkuruvithurai

Kovilkuruvithurai is a village in Vadipatti sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,379 people in 364 households**, the 38th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,379people (2011)
- 364households
- 65.6%literacy
- 625207PIN code

## Kovilkuruvithurai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kovilkuruvithurai is 625207.** Kovilkuruvithurai falls in Vadipatti sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625207
- Gram panchayatKovilkuruvithurai
- Community development blockVadipatti
- Census village code640742

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

## How far is Kovilkuruvithurai from nearby towns?

- Vadipatti (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)36 km by road
- Sholavandan (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 Kovilkuruvithurai?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kovilkuruvithurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mannadimangalam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvedagam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadipatti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 9 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 Kovilkuruvithurai known for?

About 60% of the 473 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 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 Kovilkuruvithurai

Of every 100 households in Kovilkuruvithurai in 2011, 89 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kovilkuruvithurai · ■ Vadipatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**70%

Tap water ****93%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**75%

Use banking services ****41%**

**51%

Television ****88%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****93%**

**86%

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 Kovilkuruvithurai?

■ Kovilkuruvithurai · ■ Vadipatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**938

Working population ****61.3%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 55.0% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 552 (65%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 77 (9%) · **■** Marginal 193 (23%)

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 Vadipatti

- Katchirairuppu1,482 people
- Saranthangi1,463 people
- Periya Ilandaikulam1,436 people
- Chatravellalapatti1,414 people
- Kovilpatti1,347 people
- Achchampatti1,316 people
- Chinnailandaikulam1,311 people
- Kuthimeikipatti1,302 people

[All 73 villages in Vadipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kovilkuruvithurai?625207
- How far is Kovilkuruvithurai from Madurai?36 km by road
- What is the population of Kovilkuruvithurai?1,379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kovilkuruvithurai in?Madurai district (Vadipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kovilkuruvithurai?65.6% (Census 2011)
