# Kavalakurichi Village, Alangulam, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Alangulam, Tirunelveli 

# Kavalakurichi

Kavalakurichi is a village in Alangulam sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627867**. The 2011 Census counted **4,032 people in 1,172 households**, the 12th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 4,032people (2011)
- 1,172households
- 68.9%literacy
- 627867PIN code

## Kavalakurichi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kavalakurichi is 627867.** Kavalakurichi falls in Alangulam sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627867
- Gram panchayatKavalakurichi
- Community development blockAlangulam
- Census village code642796

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

## How far is Kavalakurichi from nearby towns?

- Alangulam (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)35 km by road
- Alangulam (nearest town)19 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 Kavalakurichi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kavalakurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kadanganeri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nallur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerakeralampudur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Kavalakurichi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, corn and onion**. Products made here include bricks and beedi. About 27% of the 1,313 hectares of village land is sown, and 334 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 Kavalakurichi

Of every 100 households in Kavalakurichi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kavalakurichi · ■ Alangulam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**68%

Tap water ****93%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**66%

Use banking services ****61%**

**58%

Television ****81%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**91%

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 Kavalakurichi?

■ Kavalakurichi · ■ Alangulam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122**

**992

Working population ****55.2%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 59.0% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 506 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 530 (24%) · **■** Household industry 284 (13%) · **■** Other work 750 (34%) · **■** Marginal 156 (7%)

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 Alangulam

- Maruthamputhur6,696 people
- Anaindaperumalnadanur5,297 people
- Pudupatti5,171 people
- Nettur4,599 people
- Marandai3,741 people
- Andipatti3,546 people
- Anjankattalai3,539 people
- Naranapuram3,000 people

[All 31 villages in Alangulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/alangulam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kavalakurichi?627867
- How far is Kavalakurichi from Tirunelveli?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kavalakurichi?4,032 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kavalakurichi in?Tirunelveli district (Alangulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kavalakurichi?68.9% (Census 2011)
