# Kurichi Village, Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur 

# Kurichi

Kurichi is a village in Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612504**. The 2011 Census counted **2,269 people in 555 households**, the 27th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 2,269people (2011)
- 555households
- 81.6%literacy
- 612504PIN code

## Kurichi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurichi is 612504.** Kurichi falls in Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code612504
- Gram panchayatKurichi
- Community development blockThiruppanandal
- Census village code638410

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?

- Thiruvidaimarudur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Thiruppanandal (nearest town)3 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?

20 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 · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Thiruppanandal
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thiruppanandal
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thiruppanandal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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, black gram and sugarcane**. About 83% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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, 97 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kurichi · ■ Thiruvidaimarudur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**61%

Tap water ****80%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**70%

Use banking services ****36%**

**50%

Television ****89%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 · ■ Thiruvidaimarudur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**974

Working population ****40.4%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 73.2% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 715 (78%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 137 (15%) · **■** Marginal 18 (2%)

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 Thiruvidaimarudur

- Athipakkam2,558 people
- Mullukudi2,328 people
- Karuppur2,295 people
- Neikuppai2,287 people
- Serugudi2,219 people
- Thugili2,210 people
- Sarabojirajapuram2,178 people
- Melakattur2,150 people

[All 75 villages in Thiruvidaimarudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvidaimarudur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurichi?612504
- How far is Kurichi from Thanjavur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Kurichi?2,269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurichi in?Thanjavur district (Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kurichi?81.6% (Census 2011)
