# Korukkai Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/korukkai/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Korukkai Korukkai is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604409**. The 2011 Census counted **981 people in 246 households**, the 117th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 981people (2011) - 246households - 76.0%literacy - 604409PIN code ## Korukkai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Korukkai is 604409.** Korukkai falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604409 - Gram panchayatKorukkai - Community development blockCheyyar - Census village code631381 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Korukkai from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)90 km by road - Peranamallur (nearest town)10 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 Korukkai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Korukkai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvethipuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Peranamallur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Korukkai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 53% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Korukkai Of every 100 households in Korukkai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Korukkai · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****19%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **87% Tap water ****78%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **69% Use banking services ****60%** **43% Television ****87%** **88% Mobile phone ****53%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Korukkai? ■ Korukkai · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974** **965 Working population ****59.4%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 69.1% for women. 65% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (18%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 93 (16%) · **■** Marginal 292 (50%) 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 Cheyyar - Soundariyapuram1,040 people - Kottakoram1,019 people - Perumpallam1,004 people - Arasur984 people - Theneluppai974 people - Vadapoondipattu969 people - Panamugai968 people - Kurumbur955 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Korukkai?604409 - How far is Korukkai from Tiruvannamalai?90 km by road - What is the population of Korukkai?981 (Census 2011) - Which district is Korukkai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Korukkai?76.0% (Census 2011)