Village · Gingee, Viluppuram
# Kurinjipai

Kurinjipai is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 604205. The 2011 Census counted 1,926 people in 459 households, the 69th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.
- 1,926 people (2011)
- 459 households
- 65.2% literacy
- 604205 PIN code

## Kurinjipai PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kurinjipai is 604205. Kurinjipai falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 604205
- Gram panchayat Kurinjipai
- Community development block Vallam
- Census village code 632454

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kurinjipai from nearby towns?
- Gingee (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Gingee (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kurinjipai?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kurinjipai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Thaiyur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chellapirathi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Nattarmangalam
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kurinjipai known for?

The main crops are ground nut, paddy and sugarcane. About 52% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kurinjipai

Of every 100 households in Kurinjipai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurinjipai · ■ Gingee rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 92%
- Toilet within the home 3% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 86%
- Tap water 95% 80%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 16%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 82%
- Use banking services 23% 45%
- Television 91% 85%
- Mobile phone 25% 58%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 8% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 7% 6%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kurinjipai?

■ Kurinjipai · ■ Gingee rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.2% 71.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1008 986
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 784 931
- Working population 49.4% 56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 55.1% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 166 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 127 (13%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 108 (11%) · ■ Marginal 549 (58%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gingee
- Tuttipattu 2,005 people
- Pettai 2,004 people
- Vaduganpoondi 1,986 people
- Pennagar 1,929 people
- Kadambur 1,919 people
- Bharatantangal 1,917 people
- Manandal 1,913 people
- Palavalam 1,870 people

All 246 villages in Gingee

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kurinjipai? 604205
- How far is Kurinjipai from Viluppuram? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Kurinjipai? 1,926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurinjipai in? Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kurinjipai? 65.2% (Census 2011)

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