# Kaikurichi Village, Alangudi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/alangudi/kaikurichi/ Village · Alangudi, Pudukkottai # Kaikurichi Kaikurichi is a village in Alangudi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622303**. The 2011 Census counted **2,393 people in 485 households**, the 26th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%. - 2,393people (2011) - 485households - 80.2%literacy - 622303PIN code ## Kaikurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kaikurichi is 622303.** Kaikurichi falls in Alangudi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622303 - Gram panchayatKaikurichi - Community development blockThiruvarankulam - Census village code639623 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kaikurichi from nearby towns? - Alangudi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)5 km by road - Pudukkottai (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 Kaikurichi? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Kaikurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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)20 h summer · 20 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 Kaikurichi known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 16% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Kaikurichi Of every 100 households in Kaikurichi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kaikurichi · ■ Alangudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **90% Toilet within the home ****22%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **81% Tap water ****97%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **90% Use banking services ****72%** **59% Television ****82%** **79% Mobile phone ****66%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Kaikurichi? ■ Kaikurichi · ■ Alangudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **78.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **975 Working population ****30.4%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 74.4% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 118 (16%) · **■** Marginal 173 (24%) 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 Alangudi - Puravasagudy2,612 people - Kulamangalam South2,482 people - Dakshinapuram2,438 people - Pallathividuthy2,402 people - Vallathirakottai2,094 people - Kilayur2,051 people - Neduvasal West2,043 people - Meelathur1,995 people [All 69 villages in Alangudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/alangudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kaikurichi?622303 - How far is Kaikurichi from Pudukkottai?5 km by road - What is the population of Kaikurichi?2,393 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kaikurichi in?Pudukkottai district (Alangudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kaikurichi?80.2% (Census 2011)