# Kurur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/kurur/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Kurur Kurur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,326 people in 310 households**, the 115th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,326people (2011) - 310households - 65.6%literacy - 606203PIN code ## Kurur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurur is 606203.** Kurur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606203 - Gram panchayatMudiyanur - Community development blockThiyagadurgam - Census village code633463 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurur from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)83 km by road - Kallakkurichi (nearest town)8 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 Kurur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kurur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Virugavur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kurur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 69% of the 508 hectares of village land is sown, and 338 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 Kurur Of every 100 households in Kurur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kurur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **87% Tap water ****36%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%** **73% Use banking services ****20%** **50% Television ****72%** **84% Mobile phone ****75%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Kurur? ■ Kurur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128** **918 Working population ****55.9%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 52.1% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 546 (74%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 73 (10%) · **■** Marginal 90 (12%) 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 Kallakkurichi - Kilkuppam1,447 people - Sathanur1,430 people - Eranji1,357 people - Lachiyam1,329 people - Karunguli1,325 people - V. Krishnapuram1,229 people - Sirunagalur1,187 people - Timmapuram1,170 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurur?606203 - How far is Kurur from Viluppuram?83 km by road - What is the population of Kurur?1,326 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kurur?65.6% (Census 2011)