# Duraiyoor Village, Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/duraiyoor/ Village · Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi # Duraiyoor Duraiyoor is a village in Kovilpatti sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628720**. The 2011 Census counted **2,186 people in 663 households**, the 21st largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 2,186people (2011) - 663households - 72.6%literacy - 628720PIN code ## Duraiyoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Duraiyoor is 628720.** Duraiyoor falls in Kovilpatti sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628720 - Gram panchayatThuraiyoor , Theethampatti - Community development blockKovilpatti - Census village code642189 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Duraiyoor from nearby towns? - Kovilpatti (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)68 km by road - Kovilpatti (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 Duraiyoor? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Duraiyoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary 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 - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 school10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Duraiyoor known for? The main crops are **maize, whole green gram and black gram**. About 21% of the 1,092 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Duraiyoor Of every 100 households in Duraiyoor in 2011, 96 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Duraiyoor · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****9%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **85% Tap water ****99%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **68% Use banking services ****40%** **49% Television ****80%** **84% Mobile phone ****56%** **62% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****82%** **89% 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 Duraiyoor? ■ Duraiyoor · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077** **955 Working population ****55.6%** **56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 62.0% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 752 (62%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 364 (30%) · **■** Marginal 20 (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 Kovilpatti - Vadakku Ilandaikulam2,361 people - K.Venkateswarapuram2,300 people - Appaneri2,278 people - Thonugal2,227 people - Pillayarnatham2,042 people - Panikkarkulam1,922 people - Sivandipatti1,912 people - Mudukkumeendanpatti1,902 people [All 73 villages in Kovilpatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Duraiyoor?628720 - How far is Duraiyoor from Thoothukkudi?68 km by road - What is the population of Duraiyoor?2,186 (Census 2011) - Which district is Duraiyoor in?Thoothukkudi district (Kovilpatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Duraiyoor?72.6% (Census 2011)