# Kurungulam Village, Nannilam, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Nannilam, Thiruvarur 

# Kurungulam

Kurungulam is a village in Nannilam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609608**. The 2011 Census counted **1,853 people in 465 households**, the 22nd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.8%.

- 1,853people (2011)
- 465households
- 82.0%literacy
- 609608PIN code

## Kurungulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurungulam is 609608.** Kurungulam falls in Nannilam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609608
- Gram panchayatKurungulam
- Community development blockNannilam
- Census village code638039

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kurungulam from nearby towns?

- Nannilam (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Thiruvarur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Peralam (nearest town)6 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 Kurungulam?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kurungulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●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 school5–10 km · Peralam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mayiladuthurai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Peralam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, 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 Kurungulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. Products made here include fish and milk products. About 73% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Kurungulam

Of every 100 households in Kurungulam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurungulam · ■ Nannilam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**65%

Tap water ****30%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**71%

Use banking services ****75%**

**50%

Television ****96%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kurungulam?

■ Kurungulam · ■ Nannilam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**83.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**950

Working population ****34.5%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 76.0% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 217 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (43%) · **■** Other work 128 (20%) · **■** Marginal 19 (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 Nannilam

- Senganur2,296 people
- Nedungulam2,247 people
- Menangudi1,935 people
- Panangudi1,897 people
- Saliperi1,805 people
- Pavattakudi1,736 people
- Vadagudi1,725 people
- Marudavancheri1,717 people

[All 70 villages in Nannilam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/nannilam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurungulam?609608
- How far is Kurungulam from Thiruvarur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Kurungulam?1,853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurungulam in?Thiruvarur district (Nannilam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kurungulam?82.0% (Census 2011)
