# Kurumalai Village, Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/kurumalai/ Village · Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi # Kurumalai Kurumalai is a village in Kovilpatti sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628714**. The 2011 Census counted **974 people in 264 households**, the 59th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 974people (2011) - 264households - 75.8%literacy - 628714PIN code ## Kurumalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurumalai is 628714.** Kurumalai falls in Kovilpatti sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628714 - Gram panchayatKurumalai - Community development blockKayatharu - Census village code642191 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurumalai from nearby towns? - Kovilpatti (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)40 km by road - Kadambur (nearest town)7 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 Kurumalai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kurumalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadambur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Kurumalai known for? The main crops are **corn, cotton and onion**. About 17% of the 2,029 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Kurumalai Of every 100 households in Kurumalai in 2011, 83 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kurumalai · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **94% Toilet within the home ****7%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **85% Tap water ****100%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **68% Use banking services ****48%** **49% Television ****91%** **84% Mobile phone ****64%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****91%** **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 Kurumalai? ■ Kurumalai · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **955 Working population ****59.1%** **56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 67.9% for women. 66% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 408 (71%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 125 (22%) · **■** 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 Kovilpatti - Chittrampatti1,093 people - Kuppanapuram1,046 people - Kovilpatti1,031 people - Tottampatti1,023 people - Usilankulam915 people - Mukkuttumalai896 people - Saravanapuram855 people - Theethampatti812 people [All 73 villages in Kovilpatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurumalai?628714 - How far is Kurumalai from Thoothukkudi?40 km by road - What is the population of Kurumalai?974 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurumalai in?Thoothukkudi district (Kovilpatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kurumalai?75.8% (Census 2011)