# Periyakurukkai Village, Lalgudi, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/lalgudi/periyakurukkai/ Village · Lalgudi, Tiruchirappalli # Periyakurukkai Periyakurukkai is a village in Lalgudi sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621105**. The 2011 Census counted **2,011 people in 573 households**, the 50th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%. - 2,011people (2011) - 573households - 74.0%literacy - 621105PIN code ## Periyakurukkai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periyakurukkai is 621105.** Periyakurukkai falls in Lalgudi sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621105 - Gram panchayatPeriyakurukkai Agaram - Community development blockPullambadi - Census village code635887 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periyakurukkai from nearby towns? - Lalgudi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)46 km by road - Lalgudi (nearest town)20 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 Periyakurukkai? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Periyakurukkai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●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 · Abinimangalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Irungalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Periyakurukkai known for? The main crops are **cotton, paddy and onion**. About 20% of the 1,207 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Periyakurukkai Of every 100 households in Periyakurukkai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Periyakurukkai · ■ Lalgudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****8%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **70% Tap water ****67%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **66% Use banking services ****38%** **61% Television ****80%** **82% Mobile phone ****56%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **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 Periyakurukkai? ■ Periyakurukkai · ■ Lalgudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **80.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **941 Working population ****62.8%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 61.9% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 190 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 735 (58%) · **■** Household industry 193 (15%) · **■** Other work 108 (9%) · **■** Marginal 36 (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 Lalgudi - Nathamangudi2,162 people - Marudhur2,081 people - Thiranipalayam2,030 people - Thirumanamedu2,023 people - Garudamangalam1,969 people - Keelaperungavoor1,952 people - Sirukalapur1,835 people - Peruvalanallur1,700 people [All 87 villages in Lalgudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/lalgudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periyakurukkai?621105 - How far is Periyakurukkai from Tiruchirappalli?46 km by road - What is the population of Periyakurukkai?2,011 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periyakurukkai in?Tiruchirappalli district (Lalgudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periyakurukkai?74.0% (Census 2011)