# Velakurichi Village, Manapparai, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/manapparai/velakurichi/ Village · Manapparai, Tiruchirappalli # Velakurichi Velakurichi is a village in Manapparai sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621314**. The 2011 Census counted **2,335 people in 574 households**, the 61st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%. - 2,335people (2011) - 574households - 71.5%literacy - 621314PIN code ## Velakurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velakurichi is 621314.** Velakurichi falls in Manapparai sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621314 - Gram panchayatKaraipatti , Karadipatt - Community development blockMarungapuri - Census village code636119 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velakurichi from nearby towns? - Manapparai (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)62 km by road - Ponnampatti (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 Velakurichi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Velakurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Venkatanaickenpatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Chettiapatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ponnampatti - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Velakurichi known for? The main crops are **coconut, mango and sugarcane**. About 36% of the 945 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Velakurichi Of every 100 households in Velakurichi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Velakurichi · ■ Manapparai rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **86% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****68%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **86% Use banking services ****65%** **42% Television ****85%** **82% Mobile phone ****71%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Velakurichi? ■ Velakurichi · ■ Manapparai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **71.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020** **946 Working population ****54.3%** **53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 57.6% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 631 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 290 (23%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 131 (10%) · **■** Marginal 201 (16%) 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 Manapparai - Vellayakonepatti2,513 people - T.Idayapatti2,498 people - Thethur2,476 people - Sevandampatti2,445 people - Kannivadugampatti2,326 people - Endapuli2,290 people - Thathanur2,264 people - Pirampatti2,147 people [All 107 villages in Manapparai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/manapparai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velakurichi?621314 - How far is Velakurichi from Tiruchirappalli?62 km by road - What is the population of Velakurichi?2,335 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velakurichi in?Tiruchirappalli district (Manapparai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velakurichi?71.5% (Census 2011)