# Kuravapuram Village, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam 

# Kuravapuram

Kuravapuram is a village in Vedaranyam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614805**. The 2011 Census counted **4,051 people in 1,185 households**, the 17th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 4,051people (2011)
- 1,185households
- 85.0%literacy
- 614805PIN code

## Kuravapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuravapuram is 614805.** Kuravapuram falls in Vedaranyam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614805
- Gram panchayatKuravapulam
- Community development blockVedaranyam
- Census village code637827

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

## How far is Kuravapuram from nearby towns?

- Vedaranyam (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)65 km by road
- Vedaranyam (nearest town)7 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 Kuravapuram?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Kuravapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Thethakudi South
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallimedu
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vedaranyam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 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)13 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 Kuravapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, casuarina and coconut**. About 77% of the 1,030 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Kuravapuram

Of every 100 households in Kuravapuram in 2011, 85 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kuravapuram · ■ Vedaranyam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**75%

Tap water ****61%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**84%

Use banking services ****66%**

**58%

Television ****91%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**17%

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

**2%

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

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kuravapuram?

■ Kuravapuram · ■ Vedaranyam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**929

Working population ****42.2%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 75.8% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 391 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 458 (27%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 294 (17%) · **■** Marginal 559 (33%)

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 Vedaranyam

- Naluvedapathi4,819 people
- Sembodai4,520 people
- Marudur Therku4,350 people
- Adhanur4,154 people
- Thethakudi North3,882 people
- Vadamazhai3,805 people
- Vaimedu East3,751 people
- Ayakkaranbulam II Sethi3,709 people

[All 51 villages in Vedaranyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuravapuram?614805
- How far is Kuravapuram from Nagapattinam?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kuravapuram?4,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuravapuram in?Nagapattinam district (Vedaranyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kuravapuram?85.0% (Census 2011)
