# Palakurichi Village, Kilvelur, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/palakurichi/ Village · Kilvelur, Nagapattinam # Palakurichi Palakurichi is a village in Kilvelur sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **611109**. The 2011 Census counted **1,624 people in 455 households**, the 27th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%. - 1,624people (2011) - 455households - 81.5%literacy - 611109PIN code ## Palakurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palakurichi is 611109.** Palakurichi falls in Kilvelur sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code611109 - Gram panchayatPalakkuruchi - Community development blockKeelaiyur - Census village code637750 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palakurichi from nearby towns? - Kilvelur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)20 km by road - Velankanni (nearest town)10 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 Palakurichi? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Palakurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Thevur - ○Degree college10+ km · Nagapattinam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ettugudi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Palakurichi known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 78% of the 503 hectares of village land is sown, and 390 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 Palakurichi Of every 100 households in Palakurichi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palakurichi · ■ Kilvelur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****15%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **68% Tap water ****80%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **78% Use banking services ****19%** **48% Television ****92%** **91% Mobile phone ****50%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****95%** **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 Palakurichi? ■ Palakurichi · ■ Kilvelur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%** **83.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988** **953 Working population ****58.6%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 72.4% for women. 63% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (5%) · **■** Marginal 632 (66%) 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 - Kohur1,727 people - Karappidagai1,703 people - Sigar1,663 people - Kurukkathi1,627 people - Irukkai1,620 people - Karappidagai1,615 people - Pattamangalam1,596 people - Killukudi1,570 people [All 53 villages in Kilvelur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palakurichi?611109 - How far is Palakurichi from Nagapattinam?20 km by road - What is the population of Palakurichi?1,624 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palakurichi in?Nagapattinam district (Kilvelur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palakurichi?81.5% (Census 2011)