# Tachankurichi Village, Gandarvakkottai – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/gandarvakkottai/tachankurichi/ Village · Gandarvakkottai, Pudukkottai # Tachankurichi Tachankurichi is a village in Gandarvakkottai sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **613301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,296 people in 591 households**, the 17th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 2,296people (2011) - 591households - 68.3%literacy - 613301PIN code ## Tachankurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tachankurichi is 613301.** Tachankurichi falls in Gandarvakkottai sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code613301 - Gram panchayatTachankurichi - Community development blockGandarvakkottai - Census village code639372 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tachankurichi from nearby towns? - Kovilur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)45 km by road - Vallam (nearest town)8 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 Tachankurichi? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Tachankurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sengipatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vallam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Tachankurichi known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and ground nut**. About 40% of the 992 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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 Tachankurichi Of every 100 households in Tachankurichi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Tachankurichi · ■ Gandarvakkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **92% Toilet within the home ****20%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **86% Tap water ****93%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **88% Use banking services ****24%** **31% Television ****90%** **91% Mobile phone ****66%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **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 Tachankurichi? ■ Tachankurichi · ■ Gandarvakkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1134** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1160** **980 Working population ****43.3%** **50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 61.7% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 710 (71%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 103 (10%) · **■** Marginal 56 (6%) 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 Gandarvakkottai - Sengamviduthy2,559 people - Athangaraividuthy2,503 people - Ponakulam2,487 people - Mattangal2,378 people - Komapuram2,222 people - Nadupatti2,196 people - Pudunagar2,174 people - Mudukulam2,114 people [All 37 villages in Gandarvakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/gandarvakkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tachankurichi?613301 - How far is Tachankurichi from Pudukkottai?45 km by road - What is the population of Tachankurichi?2,296 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tachankurichi in?Pudukkottai district (Gandarvakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Tachankurichi?68.3% (Census 2011)