# Marukalkurichi Village, Nanguneri, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/nanguneri/marukalkurichi/ Village · Nanguneri, Tirunelveli # Marukalkurichi Marukalkurichi is a village in Nanguneri sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627108**. The 2011 Census counted **2,472 people in 621 households**, the 28th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%. - 2,472people (2011) - 621households - 85.5%literacy - 627108PIN code ## Marukalkurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marukalkurichi is 627108.** Marukalkurichi falls in Nanguneri sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627108 - Gram panchayatMarukalkurichi - Community development blockNanguneri - Census village code643023 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marukalkurichi from nearby towns? - Nanguneri (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)26 km by road - Nanguneri (nearest town)2 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 Marukalkurichi? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Marukalkurichi; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rajakkalmangalam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Terku Nanguneri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Marukalkurichi known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 8% of the 1,663 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Marukalkurichi Of every 100 households in Marukalkurichi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Marukalkurichi · ■ Nanguneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****20%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **63% Tap water ****91%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **69% Use banking services ****36%** **54% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****56%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****86%** **92% 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 Marukalkurichi? ■ Marukalkurichi · ■ Nanguneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%** **85.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **1035 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **959 Working population ****50.5%** **47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.8% for men and 78.2% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 329 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 410 (33%) · **■** Household industry 39 (3%) · **■** Other work 435 (35%) · **■** 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 Nanguneri - Paruthipadi2,738 people - Kilakaduvetti2,699 people - Alwaneri2,643 people - Sadayaneri2,543 people - Senbagaramanallur2,470 people - Pappankulam2,398 people - Idaiyankulam2,345 people - Kadamboduvalvu2,317 people [All 59 villages in Nanguneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/nanguneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marukalkurichi?627108 - How far is Marukalkurichi from Tirunelveli?26 km by road - What is the population of Marukalkurichi?2,472 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marukalkurichi in?Tirunelveli district (Nanguneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Marukalkurichi?85.5% (Census 2011)