# Kurippankulam Village, Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/kurippankulam/ Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi # Kurippankulam Kurippankulam is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628617**. The 2011 Census counted **1,668 people in 465 households**, the 29th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 1,668people (2011) - 465households - 84.8%literacy - 628617PIN code ## Kurippankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurippankulam is 628617.** Kurippankulam falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628617 - Gram panchayatKurippankulam - Community development blockAlwarthirunagari - Census village code642564 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurippankulam from nearby towns? - Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)65 km by road - Nazerath (nearest town)8 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 Kurippankulam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kurippankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nazerath - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nazerath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerapandianpattinam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Kurippankulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and ground nut**. About 35% of the 986 hectares of village land is sown, and 291 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 Kurippankulam Of every 100 households in Kurippankulam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kurippankulam · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **93% Toilet within the home ****13%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **46% Tap water ****98%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **66% Use banking services ****43%** **56% Television ****82%** **85% Mobile phone ****58%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kurippankulam? ■ Kurippankulam · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%** **89.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095** **1057 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **957 Working population ****44.1%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 79.0% for women. 56% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 93 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (42%) · **■** Household industry 32 (4%) · **■** Other work 262 (36%) · **■** Marginal 38 (5%) 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 - Themankulam2,161 people - Ammanpuram1,748 people - Kuthiraimozhi1,736 people - Nangaimozhi1,703 people - Thenthiruperai1,578 people - Mathavankuruchi1,419 people - Athinathapuram1,412 people - Veeramanickam1,400 people [All 47 villages in Tiruchendur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurippankulam?628617 - How far is Kurippankulam from Thoothukkudi?65 km by road - What is the population of Kurippankulam?1,668 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurippankulam in?Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kurippankulam?84.8% (Census 2011)