# Kurukkapalayam, Kangeyam, Tiruppur – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/kurukkapalayam/ Village · Kangeyam, Tiruppur # Kurukkapalayam Kurukkapalayam is a village in [Kangeyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/) sub-district of [Tiruppur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **638660**. The 2011 Census counted **1,216 people in 400 households**, the 36th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 1,216people (2011) - 400households - 64.3%literacy - 638660PIN code ## Kurukkapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurukkapalayam is 638660.** Kurukkapalayam falls in Kangeyam sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638660 - Gram panchayatKurukkapalayam - Community development blockKundadam - Census village code644632 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurukkapalayam from nearby towns? - Kangeyam (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)33 km by road - Kangeyam (nearest town)13 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 Kurukkapalayam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kurukkapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kangeyam - ○Degree college10+ km · Sivanmalai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alagumalai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kurukkapalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, maize and onion**. About 51% of the 467 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Kurukkapalayam Of every 100 households in Kurukkapalayam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kurukkapalayam · ■ Kangeyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****31%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **69% Tap water ****100%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%** **41% Use banking services ****38%** **47% Television ****92%** **87% Mobile phone ****59%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****53%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **87% 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 Kurukkapalayam? ■ Kurukkapalayam · ■ Kangeyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822** **925 Working population ****66.1%** **61.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.1% for men and 53.5% for women. 69% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 212 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (30%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (5%) · **■** Marginal 312 (39%) 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 Kangeyam - Sembandampalayam1,566 people - Mullipuram1,445 people - Kangayampalayam1,328 people - Poomandanvalavu1,307 people - Ganapathipalayam1,087 people - Aratholuvu1,063 people - Thammareddipalayam1,001 people [All 39 villages in Kangeyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurukkapalayam?638660 - How far is Kurukkapalayam from Tiruppur?33 km by road - What is the population of Kurukkapalayam?1,216 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurukkapalayam in?Tiruppur district (Kangeyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kurukkapalayam?64.3% (Census 2011)