# Urakkarai Village, Musiri, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/musiri/urakkarai/ Village · Musiri, Tiruchirappalli # Urakkarai Urakkarai is a village in Musiri sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621214**. The 2011 Census counted **4,205 people in 1,198 households**, the 12th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 4,205people (2011) - 1,198households - 76.7%literacy - 621214PIN code ## Urakkarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Urakkarai is 621214.** Urakkarai falls in Musiri sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621214 - Gram panchayatUrakkarai - Community development blockTattayyangarpettai - Census village code635696 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Urakkarai from nearby towns? - Musiri (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)65 km by road - Thathayanakarpettai (nearest town)3 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 Urakkarai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Urakkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thathayanakarpettai - ○Degree college10+ km · Vadakkuveli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sittilarai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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)20 h summer · 20 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 Urakkarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, onion and corn**. Products made here include pottery and wood products. About 24% of the 1,495 hectares of village land is sown, and 248 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 Urakkarai Of every 100 households in Urakkarai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Urakkarai · ■ Musiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **87% Toilet within the home ****20%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **75% Tap water ****90%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **75% Use banking services ****71%** **57% Television ****84%** **76% Mobile phone ****60%** **59% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****92%** **93% 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 Urakkarai? ■ Urakkarai · ■ Musiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **922 Working population ****55.4%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 68.0% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 699 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 934 (40%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 371 (16%) · **■** Marginal 302 (13%) 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 Musiri - Pulivalam4,696 people - Kottathur4,532 people - Thumbalam4,333 people - Evur4,324 people - Thulayanatham4,196 people - Vellur4,127 people - Thinnakonam4,118 people - Kodunthurai4,012 people [All 59 villages in Musiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/musiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Urakkarai?621214 - How far is Urakkarai from Tiruchirappalli?65 km by road - What is the population of Urakkarai?4,205 (Census 2011) - Which district is Urakkarai in?Tiruchirappalli district (Musiri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Urakkarai?76.7% (Census 2011)