# Kurichikottai Village, Udumalaipettai, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/udumalaipettai/kurichikottai/ Village · Udumalaipettai, Tiruppur # Kurichikottai Kurichikottai is a village in Udumalaipettai sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642112**. The 2011 Census counted **2,996 people in 891 households**, the 15th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 2,996people (2011) - 891households - 67.4%literacy - 642112PIN code ## Kurichikottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurichikottai is 642112.** Kurichikottai falls in Udumalaipettai sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642112 - Gram panchayatKurichikottai - Community development blockUdumalpet - Census village code644872 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurichikottai from nearby towns? - Udumalaipettai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)70 km by road - Dhali (nearest town)4 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 Kurichikottai? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Kurichikottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●ATMIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Udumalaipettai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pollachi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Kurichikottai known for? The main crops are **coconut, maize and tomato**. About 59% of the 474 hectares of village land is sown, and 253 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 Kurichikottai Of every 100 households in Kurichikottai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kurichikottai · ■ Udumalaipettai rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **86% Toilet within the home ****17%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **57% Tap water ****97%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **49% Use banking services ****42%** **42% Television ****88%** **85% Mobile phone ****52%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****87%** **84% 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 Kurichikottai? ■ Kurichikottai · ■ Udumalaipettai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057** **922 Working population ****55.8%** **55.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.9% for men and 59.2% for women. 64% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 111 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 908 (54%) · **■** Household industry 47 (3%) · **■** Other work 576 (34%) · **■** Marginal 31 (2%) 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 Udumalaipettai - Kallapuram4,442 people - Kuralkuttai4,325 people - Manupatti3,928 people - Ragalbavi3,180 people - Sellappampalayam2,913 people - Periavalavadi2,896 people - Udukkampalayam2,853 people - Anthiyur2,838 people [All 50 villages in Udumalaipettai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/udumalaipettai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurichikottai?642112 - How far is Kurichikottai from Tiruppur?70 km by road - What is the population of Kurichikottai?2,996 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurichikottai in?Tiruppur district (Udumalaipettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kurichikottai?67.4% (Census 2011)