# Periakurichi Village, Rasipuram, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/periakurichi/ Village · Rasipuram, Namakkal # Periakurichi Periakurichi is a village in Rasipuram sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636142**. The 2011 Census counted **703 people in 202 households**, the 71st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 703people (2011) - 202households - 71.6%literacy - 636142PIN code ## Periakurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periakurichi is 636142.** Periakurichi falls in Rasipuram sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636142 - Gram panchayatMoolakkurchi - Community development blockNamagiripettai - Census village code634525 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periakurichi from nearby towns? - Rasipuram (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)60 km by road - Namagiripettai (nearest town)20 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 Periakurichi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Periakurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mullukurichi - ○Degree college10+ km · Vengayapalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Namagiripettai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Periakurichi known for? The main crops are **tapioca, paddy and sugarcane**. About 42% of the 257 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Periakurichi Of every 100 households in Periakurichi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Periakurichi · ■ Rasipuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****20%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **62% Tap water ****39%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **59% Use banking services ****23%** **37% Television ****80%** **87% Mobile phone ****62%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****38%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****91%** **88% 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 Periakurichi? ■ Periakurichi · ■ Rasipuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%** **68.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759** **887 Working population ****64.9%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.0% for men and 66.4% for women. 67% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 225 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (41%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 30 (7%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Rasipuram - Karaiampatti775 people - Vadugam Muniappampalayam763 people - Porasalapattti716 people - Ponkurichi708 people - Ponparappipatti636 people - Mattuvelampatti625 people - Ayeepalayam599 people - Varagoorkombai565 people [All 109 villages in Rasipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periakurichi?636142 - How far is Periakurichi from Namakkal?60 km by road - What is the population of Periakurichi?703 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periakurichi in?Namakkal district (Rasipuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periakurichi?71.6% (Census 2011)