# Pallakuruchi Village, Sathankulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/sathankulam/pallakuruchi/ Village · Sathankulam, Thoothukkudi # Pallakuruchi Pallakuruchi is a village in Sathankulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628703**. The 2011 Census counted **3,434 people in 878 households**, the 12th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.9%. - 3,434people (2011) - 878households - 93.3%literacy - 628703PIN code ## Pallakuruchi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pallakuruchi is 628703.** Pallakuruchi falls in Sathankulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628703 - Gram panchayatPallakurichi - Community development blockSathankulam - Census village code642612 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pallakuruchi from nearby towns? - Sathankulam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)60 km by road - Sathankulam (nearest town)10 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 Pallakuruchi? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Pallakuruchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 7 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Padukkapathu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kommadikottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thisayanvilai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Pallakuruchi known for? The main crops are **coconut, palm and drum stick**. Products made here include palm sugar, palm mat and palm box. About 47% of the 1,655 hectares of village land is sown, and 551 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 Pallakuruchi Of every 100 households in Pallakuruchi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Pallakuruchi · ■ Sathankulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****49%** **45% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **54% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **71% Use banking services ****56%** **56% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****66%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****90%** **88% 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 Pallakuruchi? ■ Pallakuruchi · ■ Sathankulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%** **88.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082** **1078 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **959 Working population ****39.4%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 91.1% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 118 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (8%) · **■** Household industry 102 (8%) · **■** Other work 710 (52%) · **■** Marginal 318 (23%) 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 Sathankulam - Srivenkateshwarapuram4,454 people - Sasthavinallur4,321 people - Thiruppaniputhantharuvai3,707 people - Arasoor II3,578 people - Sattankulam3,414 people - Pannamparai2,940 people - Kattarimangalam2,842 people - Meerankulam - II2,558 people [All 25 villages in Sathankulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/sathankulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pallakuruchi?628703 - How far is Pallakuruchi from Thoothukkudi?60 km by road - What is the population of Pallakuruchi?3,434 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pallakuruchi in?Thoothukkudi district (Sathankulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pallakuruchi?93.3% (Census 2011)