# Virugavur, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram 

# Virugavur

Virugavur is a village in [Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/) sub-district of [Viluppuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **606203**. The 2011 Census counted **4,435 people in 1,078 households**, the 15th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 4,435people (2011)
- 1,078households
- 69.5%literacy
- 606203PIN code

## Virugavur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Virugavur is 606203.** Virugavur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606203
- Gram panchayatVirugavur
- Community development blockThiyagadurgam
- Census village code633460

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Virugavur from nearby towns?

- Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)86 km by road
- Kallakkurichi (nearest town)11 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 Virugavur?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Virugavur; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Virugavur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cotton**. About 64% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Virugavur

Of every 100 households in Virugavur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Virugavur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**87%

Tap water ****83%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**73%

Use banking services ****81%**

**50%

Television ****68%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Virugavur?

■ Virugavur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**918

Working population ****50.6%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 60.0% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 461 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 792 (35%) · **■** Household industry 49 (2%) · **■** Other work 413 (18%) · **■** Marginal 529 (24%)

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

- Chithalur4,958 people
- Madavachcheri4,687 people
- Siruvathur4,646 people
- Pandiyankuppam4,610 people
- Melnariyappanur4,422 people
- Rayappanur4,412 people
- Thottiyam4,377 people
- Ulagamkathan4,360 people

[All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Virugavur?606203
- How far is Virugavur from Viluppuram?86 km by road
- What is the population of Virugavur?4,435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Virugavur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Virugavur?69.5% (Census 2011)
