# Korukkai Village, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/korukkai/ Village · Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam # Korukkai Korukkai is a village in Mayiladuthurai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609203**. The 2011 Census counted **2,442 people in 638 households**, the 29th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%. - 2,442people (2011) - 638households - 77.6%literacy - 609203PIN code ## Korukkai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Korukkai is 609203.** Korukkai falls in Mayiladuthurai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609203 - Gram panchayatKorukkai - Community development blockMayiladuthurai - Census village code637468 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Korukkai from nearby towns? - Mayiladuthurai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)70 km by road - Manalmedu (nearest town)5 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 Korukkai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Korukkai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manalmedu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Aruvappadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sitharkadu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Korukkai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 72% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 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 Korukkai Of every 100 households in Korukkai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Korukkai · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **95% Toilet within the home ****17%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **65% Tap water ****45%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **66% Use banking services ****25%** **45% Television ****90%** **92% Mobile phone ****51%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **92% 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 Korukkai? ■ Korukkai · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **83.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868** **970 Working population ****42.6%** **42.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 69.6% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 601 (58%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 200 (19%) · **■** Marginal 193 (19%) 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 Mayiladuthurai - Kesingan2,768 people - Attur2,648 people - Mudikandanallur2,571 people - Dharmadanapuram2,507 people - Sethur2,442 people - Elanthoppu2,354 people - Pattavarthi2,316 people - Siddamalli2,289 people [All 59 villages in Mayiladuthurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Korukkai?609203 - How far is Korukkai from Nagapattinam?70 km by road - What is the population of Korukkai?2,442 (Census 2011) - Which district is Korukkai in?Nagapattinam district (Mayiladuthurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Korukkai?77.6% (Census 2011)