# Kurichi Village, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/kurichi/ Village · Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam # Kurichi Kurichi is a village in Mayiladuthurai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609205**. The 2011 Census counted **2,064 people in 507 households**, the 37th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%. - 2,064people (2011) - 507households - 85.9%literacy - 609205PIN code ## Kurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurichi is 609205.** Kurichi falls in Mayiladuthurai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609205 - Gram panchayatKurichi - Community development blockMayiladuthurai - Census village code637443 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurichi from nearby towns? - Mayiladuthurai (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)52 km by road - Manalmedu (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 Kurichi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kondal - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruvappadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, 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 Kurichi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 58% of the 391 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Kurichi Of every 100 households in Kurichi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kurichi · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****20%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **65% Tap water ****44%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **66% Use banking services ****71%** **45% Television ****91%** **92% Mobile phone ****42%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Kurichi? ■ Kurichi · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **83.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **970 Working population ****53.9%** **42.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 80.0% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 222 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 529 (48%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 105 (9%) · **■** Marginal 234 (21%) 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 - Siddamalli2,289 people - Thalancheri2,261 people - Kali II Bit2,125 people - Mozhaiyur2,085 people - Serudiyur1,934 people - Pandur1,929 people - Ivanallur1,867 people - Kodangudi1,799 people [All 59 villages in Mayiladuthurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurichi?609205 - How far is Kurichi from Nagapattinam?52 km by road - What is the population of Kurichi?2,064 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurichi in?Nagapattinam district (Mayiladuthurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kurichi?85.9% (Census 2011)