# Korkai Village, Srivaikuntam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/srivaikuntam/korkai/ Village · Srivaikuntam, Thoothukkudi # Korkai Korkai is a village in Srivaikuntam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628801**. The 2011 Census counted **3,986 people in 1,074 households**, the 11th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%. - 3,986people (2011) - 1,074households - 91.1%literacy - 628801PIN code ## Korkai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Korkai is 628801.** Korkai falls in Srivaikuntam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628801 - Gram panchayatKorkai , Umarikadu - Community development blockSrivaikundam - Census village code642542 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Korkai from nearby towns? - Srivaikuntam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)23 km by road - Thoothukkudi (nearest town)23 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 Korkai? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Korkai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Sayapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korampallam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Korkai known for? The main crops are **betelvine, paddy and banana**. About 49% of the 526 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Korkai Of every 100 households in Korkai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Korkai · ■ Srivaikuntam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****53%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **67% Tap water ****88%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **68% Use banking services ****60%** **52% Television ****84%** **86% Mobile phone ****72%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****92%** **87% 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 Korkai? ■ Korkai · ■ Srivaikuntam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%** **83.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **955 Working population ****38.4%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.0% for men and 87.3% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 214 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 514 (34%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 621 (41%) · **■** Marginal 156 (10%) 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 Srivaikuntam - Cherakulam4,837 people - Siruthondanallur4,495 people - Srimulakkarai4,363 people - Sivagalai4,087 people - Kottarakkurichi3,858 people - Maramangalam3,819 people - Vasavappapuram3,812 people - Valavallan3,553 people [All 65 villages in Srivaikuntam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/srivaikuntam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Korkai?628801 - How far is Korkai from Thoothukkudi?23 km by road - What is the population of Korkai?3,986 (Census 2011) - Which district is Korkai in?Thoothukkudi district (Srivaikuntam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Korkai?91.1% (Census 2011)