# Kurmbalur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Kurmbalur

Kurmbalur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606401**. The 2011 Census counted **770 people in 160 households**, the 149th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 770people (2011)
- 160households
- 23.0%literacy
- 606401PIN code

## Kurmbalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurmbalur is 606401.** Kurmbalur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606401
- Gram panchayatSerapattu
- Community development blockKalrayan Hills
- Census village code633233

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

## How far is Kurmbalur from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)150 km by road
- Sankarapuram (nearest town)45 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 Kurmbalur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kurmbalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Serapattu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Viriyur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarapuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Kurmbalur known for?

The main crops are **tapioca, samai and horse gram**. About 13% of the 2,015 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Kurmbalur

Of every 100 households in Kurmbalur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurmbalur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**77%

Use banking services ****5%**

**49%

Television ****94%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kurmbalur?

■ Kurmbalur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****23.0%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**939

Working population ****67.5%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.0% for men and 18.7% for women. 68% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 520 (100%)

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 Sankarapuram

- Melnilavur822 people
- Uppur820 people
- Kallerikuppam815 people
- Mottaiyanur774 people
- Vanjikkuli767 people
- Perumbur752 people
- Kondiyanatham749 people
- Thorangur741 people

[All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurmbalur?606401
- How far is Kurmbalur from Viluppuram?150 km by road
- What is the population of Kurmbalur?770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurmbalur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kurmbalur?23.0% (Census 2011)