# Porasakurichi Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/porasakurichi/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Porasakurichi Porasakurichi is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606203**. The 2011 Census counted **2,972 people in 716 households**, the 38th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 2,972people (2011) - 716households - 65.4%literacy - 606203PIN code ## Porasakurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Porasakurichi is 606203.** Porasakurichi falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606203 - Gram panchayatPorasakurichi - Community development blockThiyagadurgam - Census village code633482 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Porasakurichi from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)75 km by road - Kallakkurichi (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 Porasakurichi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Porasakurichi; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Virugavur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thachur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Neelamangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Porasakurichi known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and cotton**. Products made here include clay pots. About 48% of the 928 hectares of village land is sown, and 239 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 Porasakurichi Of every 100 households in Porasakurichi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Porasakurichi · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****13%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **87% Tap water ****95%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **73% Use banking services ****46%** **50% Television ****88%** **84% Mobile phone ****57%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **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 Porasakurichi? ■ Porasakurichi · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **918 Working population ****60.2%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.5% for men and 55.7% for women. 64% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 203 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 748 (42%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 169 (9%) · **■** Marginal 663 (37%) 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 - Nallathur3,101 people - Peruvangur3,059 people - Indili2,994 people - Porpadakurichi2,994 people - Kaniyamur2,942 people - V. Mamandur2,927 people - Ammaiyagaram2,813 people - Eriyur2,789 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Porasakurichi?606203 - How far is Porasakurichi from Viluppuram?75 km by road - What is the population of Porasakurichi?2,972 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porasakurichi in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Porasakurichi?65.4% (Census 2011)