# Valakurichi Village, Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/valakurichi/ Village · Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai # Valakurichi Valakurichi is a village in Ponnamaravathi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622402**. The 2011 Census counted **798 people in 219 households**, the 30th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 798people (2011) - 219households - 73.9%literacy - 622402PIN code ## Valakurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valakurichi is 622402.** Valakurichi falls in Ponnamaravathi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622402 - Gram panchayatValakurichi - Community development blockPonnamaravathi - Census village code639558 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valakurichi from nearby towns? - Ponnamaravathi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)27 km by road - Ponnamaravathi (nearest town)18 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 Valakurichi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Valakurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kulipirai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thekkattur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thekkattur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Valakurichi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and casuarina**. About 38% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Valakurichi Of every 100 households in Valakurichi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Valakurichi · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****16%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **77% Tap water ****54%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **84% Use banking services ****56%** **48% Television ****78%** **80% Mobile phone ****58%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****100%** **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 Valakurichi? ■ Valakurichi · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **1018 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****703** **951 Working population ****50.0%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 62.0% for women. 64% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 116 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (14%) · **■** Marginal 189 (47%) 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 Ponnamaravathi - Nerinjikudi1,137 people - Moolangudi1,106 people - Melamelanilai1,098 people - Kovanur800 people - Sundaram777 people - Neiveli723 people - Gudalur716 people - Chithur641 people [All 49 villages in Ponnamaravathi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valakurichi?622402 - How far is Valakurichi from Pudukkottai?27 km by road - What is the population of Valakurichi?798 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valakurichi in?Pudukkottai district (Ponnamaravathi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valakurichi?73.9% (Census 2011)