# Puliamkurichi Village, Gangavalli, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/puliamkurichi/ Village · Gangavalli, Salem # Puliamkurichi Puliamkurichi is a village in Gangavalli sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636116**. The 2011 Census counted **3,643 people in 1,021 households**, the 10th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%. - 3,643people (2011) - 1,021households - 70.1%literacy - 636116PIN code ## Puliamkurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puliamkurichi is 636116.** Puliamkurichi falls in Gangavalli sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636116 - Gram panchayatPuliyankurichi - Community development blockThalaivasal - Census village code634330 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puliamkurichi from nearby towns? - Gangavalli (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Salem (district HQ)80 km by road - Veeraganur (nearest town)10 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 Puliamkurichi? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Puliamkurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veeraganur - ○Degree college10+ km · Deviakkurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alagapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Puliamkurichi known for? The main crops are **cotton, tapioca and paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 46% of the 1,381 hectares of village land is sown, and 439 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 Puliamkurichi Of every 100 households in Puliamkurichi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Puliamkurichi · ■ Gangavalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****11%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **82% Tap water ****72%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **62% Use banking services ****48%** **36% Television ****90%** **85% Mobile phone ****58%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **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 Puliamkurichi? ■ Puliamkurichi · ■ Gangavalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **69.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805** **879 Working population ****59.0%** **59.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 60.6% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,039 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 839 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 177 (8%) · **■** Marginal 95 (4%) 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 Gangavalli - Kadambur6,504 people - Anaiyampatty5,801 people - Pachamalai4,712 people - Krishnapuram3,655 people - Othiyathur3,465 people - Laddivadi3,315 people - Vellaiyur3,139 people - East Rajapalayam3,109 people [All 42 villages in Gangavalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puliamkurichi?636116 - How far is Puliamkurichi from Salem?80 km by road - What is the population of Puliamkurichi?3,643 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puliamkurichi in?Salem district (Gangavalli sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puliamkurichi?70.1% (Census 2011)