# Kurukkathi, Kilvelur, Nagapattinam – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/kurukkathi/ Village · Kilvelur, Nagapattinam # Kurukkathi Kurukkathi is a village in [Kilvelur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/) sub-district of [Nagapattinam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **611105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,627 people in 440 households**, the 26th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%. - 1,627people (2011) - 440households - 87.7%literacy - 611105PIN code ## Kurukkathi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurukkathi is 611105.** Kurukkathi falls in Kilvelur sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code611105 - Gram panchayatKurukkathi - Community development blockKilvelur - Census village code637720 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurukkathi from nearby towns? - Kilvelur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)17 km by road - Kilvelur (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 Kurukkathi? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kurukkathi; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kilvelur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvarur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kilvelur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Kurukkathi known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and black gram**. About 63% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Kurukkathi Of every 100 households in Kurukkathi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kurukkathi · ■ Kilvelur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****60%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **68% Tap water ****33%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **78% Use banking services ****64%** **48% Television ****92%** **91% Mobile phone ****67%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****86%** **95% 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 Kurukkathi? ■ Kurukkathi · ■ Kilvelur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%** **83.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1166** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1162** **953 Working population ****34.2%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.1% for men and 83.1% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (45%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 255 (46%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%) 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 Kilvelur - Serunallur1,732 people - Kohur1,727 people - Karappidagai1,703 people - Sigar1,663 people - Palakurichi1,624 people - Irukkai1,620 people - Karappidagai1,615 people - Pattamangalam1,596 people [All 53 villages in Kilvelur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurukkathi?611105 - How far is Kurukkathi from Nagapattinam?17 km by road - What is the population of Kurukkathi?1,627 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurukkathi in?Nagapattinam district (Kilvelur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kurukkathi?87.7% (Census 2011)