# Athiyakuruchi Village, Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi 

# Athiyakuruchi

Athiyakuruchi is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628206**. The 2011 Census counted **1,271 people in 306 households**, the 37th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 1,271people (2011)
- 306households
- 88.7%literacy
- 628206PIN code

## Athiyakuruchi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Athiyakuruchi is 628206.** Athiyakuruchi falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628206
- Gram panchayatAthiyakuruchi
- Community development blockUdangudi
- Census village code642587

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Athiyakuruchi from nearby towns?

- Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)62 km by road
- Udangudi (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 Athiyakuruchi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Athiyakuruchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Udangudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruchendur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerapandianpattinam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Athiyakuruchi known for?

About 22% of the 862 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Athiyakuruchi

Of every 100 households in Athiyakuruchi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Athiyakuruchi · ■ Tiruchendur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**46%

Tap water ****72%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**66%

Use banking services ****63%**

**56%

Television ****83%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**84%

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 Athiyakuruchi?

■ Athiyakuruchi · ■ Tiruchendur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**1057

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**957

Working population ****43.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 83.9% for women. 61% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 364 (66%) · **■** Marginal 138 (25%)

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 Tiruchendur

- Veeramanickam1,400 people
- Udayarkulam1,347 people
- Puraiyoor1,325 people
- Thenthiruperai1,317 people
- Udangudi1,239 people
- Kadayanodai1,207 people
- Moolakkarai1,155 people
- Lakshmipuram1,104 people

[All 47 villages in Tiruchendur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Athiyakuruchi?628206
- How far is Athiyakuruchi from Thoothukkudi?62 km by road
- What is the population of Athiyakuruchi?1,271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athiyakuruchi in?Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Athiyakuruchi?88.7% (Census 2011)