# Korukkai Village, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/korukkai/ Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur # Korukkai Korukkai is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614711**. The 2011 Census counted **5,681 people in 1,628 households**, the 5th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 5,681people (2011) - 1,628households - 80.0%literacy - 614711PIN code ## Korukkai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Korukkai is 614711.** Korukkai falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614711 - Gram panchayatKorukkai - Community development blockThiruthuraipoondi - Census village code638347 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Korukkai from nearby towns? - Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)38 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)8 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 Korukkai? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Korukkai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirukkuvalai - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Korukkai known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. Products made here include bricks and milk products. About 80% of the 1,305 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,044 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 Korukkai Of every 100 households in Korukkai in 2011, 81 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Korukkai · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **88% Toilet within the home ****8%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **70% Tap water ****90%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **80% Use banking services ****24%** **35% Television ****83%** **82% Mobile phone ****39%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **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 Korukkai? ■ Korukkai · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **996 Working population ****52.0%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 72.4% for women. 62% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 290 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 812 (28%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 238 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,586 (54%) 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 Thiruthuraipoondi - Idumbavanam7,345 people - Thillaivilagam6,298 people - Kothamangalam5,980 people - Udayamarthandapuram5,823 people - Deevambalpuram5,416 people - Edaiyur4,664 people - Pamani4,661 people - Vilakkudi3,968 people [All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Korukkai?614711 - How far is Korukkai from Thiruvarur?38 km by road - What is the population of Korukkai?5,681 (Census 2011) - Which district is Korukkai in?Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Korukkai?80.0% (Census 2011)