# Kurichi Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/kurichi-634190/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # Kurichi Kurichi is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636104**. The 2011 Census counted **8,043 people in 2,120 households**, the 2nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 8,043people (2011) - 2,120households - 70.0%literacy - 636104PIN code ## Kurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurichi is 636104.** Kurichi falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636104 - Gram panchayatKurichi - Community development blockValapady - Census village code634190 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurichi from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Salem (district HQ)35 km by road - Belur (nearest town)2 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 Kurichi? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Belur - ○Degree college10+ km · Chinnakavundapuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vazhapadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Kurichi known for? The main crops are **betel nut, coconut and betelvine**. About 63% of the 1,791 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Kurichi Of every 100 households in Kurichi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kurichi · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **88% Toilet within the home ****10%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **79% Tap water ****52%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **64% Use banking services ****28%** **31% Television ****82%** **79% Mobile phone ****68%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **10% 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 Kurichi? ■ Kurichi · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **932 Working population ****60.0%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 62.2% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,959 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,113 (44%) · **■** Household industry 95 (2%) · **■** Other work 514 (11%) · **■** Marginal 142 (3%) 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 Vazhapadi - Minnampalli9,327 people - Vellalakundam6,904 people - Singipuram6,868 people - Tukkiyampalayam5,385 people - Tirumanur5,282 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurichi?636104 - How far is Kurichi from Salem?35 km by road - What is the population of Kurichi?8,043 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurichi in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kurichi?70.0% (Census 2011)