# Kurichi Village, Ilayangudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/ilayangudi/kurichi/ Village · Ilayangudi, Sivaganga # Kurichi Kurichi is a village in Ilayangudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623701**. The 2011 Census counted **1,360 people in 386 households**, the 27th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%. - 1,360people (2011) - 386households - 74.1%literacy - 623701PIN code ## Kurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurichi is 623701.** Kurichi falls in Ilayangudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623701 - Gram panchayatKurichi - Community development blockIlayangudi - Census village code640465 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? - Ilayangudi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)35 km by road - Paramakudi (nearest town)12 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paramakudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Paramakudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ilayangudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 43% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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, 96 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kurichi · ■ Ilayangudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****10%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **77% Use banking services ****31%** **40% Television ****90%** **90% Mobile phone ****65%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****92%** **94% 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 · ■ Ilayangudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **72.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912** **1034 Working population ****62.7%** **55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 64.0% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 309 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (33%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 41 (5%) · **■** Marginal 204 (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 Ilayangudi - Muthur1,443 people - Kumarakurichi1,415 people - Ilayangudi North1,408 people - Samudram1,364 people - Akkavayal1,346 people - N. Andakudi1,303 people - Pudukkottai1,296 people - Alavidangan1,278 people [All 52 villages in Ilayangudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/ilayangudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurichi?623701 - How far is Kurichi from Sivaganga?35 km by road - What is the population of Kurichi?1,360 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurichi in?Sivaganga district (Ilayangudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kurichi?74.1% (Census 2011)