# Palakurichy Village, Needamangalam, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/palakurichy/ Village · Needamangalam, Thiruvarur # Palakurichy Palakurichy is a village in Needamangalam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,526 people in 391 households**, the 32nd largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%. - 1,526people (2011) - 391households - 74.0%literacy - 610202PIN code ## Palakurichy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palakurichy is 610202.** Palakurichy falls in Needamangalam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610202 - Gram panchayatPalakurichi - Community development blockMannargudi - Census village code638193 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palakurichy from nearby towns? - Needamangalam (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)15 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)15 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 Palakurichy? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Palakurichy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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 - ●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 · Pullamangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvarur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vandampalai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Palakurichy known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 72% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 264 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 Palakurichy Of every 100 households in Palakurichy in 2011, 91 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palakurichy · ■ Needamangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****13%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **70% Tap water ****88%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **75% Use banking services ****17%** **39% Television ****85%** **92% Mobile phone ****29%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Palakurichy? ■ Palakurichy · ■ Needamangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **80.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118** **959 Working population ****55.4%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 64.7% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 28 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 317 (38%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (10%) · **■** Marginal 416 (49%) 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 Needamangalam - Melalavandhacheri1,648 people - Kulamanickam1,607 people - Parappanamedu1,578 people - Thengovanur1,560 people - Nagar1,509 people - Verkudi1,501 people - Overchery1,480 people - Ohaiperaiyur1,468 people [All 65 villages in Needamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palakurichy?610202 - How far is Palakurichy from Thiruvarur?15 km by road - What is the population of Palakurichy?1,526 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palakurichy in?Thiruvarur district (Needamangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palakurichy?74.0% (Census 2011)