# Periyakurukkai Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/periyakurukkai/ Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram # Periyakurukkai Periyakurukkai is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607102**. The 2011 Census counted **3,634 people in 721 households**, the 22nd largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 3,634people (2011) - 721households - 59.0%literacy - 607102PIN code ## Periyakurukkai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periyakurukkai is 607102.** Periyakurukkai falls in Ulundurpettai sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607102 - Gram panchayatPeriyakurukkai - Community development blockUlundurpettai - Census village code633617 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periyakurukkai from nearby towns? - Ulundurpettai (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)64 km by road - Ulundurpettai (nearest town)26 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 Periyakurukkai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Periyakurukkai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Eraiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ulundurpettai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 12 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 Periyakurukkai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 62% of the 794 hectares of village land is sown, and 489 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 Periyakurukkai Of every 100 households in Periyakurukkai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Periyakurukkai · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****2%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **90% Tap water ****70%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **82% Use banking services ****36%** **40% Television ****93%** **80% Mobile phone ****68%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **9% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Periyakurukkai? ■ Periyakurukkai · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **934 Working population ****54.1%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.8% for men and 45.5% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 754 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 939 (48%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 149 (8%) · **■** Marginal 82 (4%) 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 Ulundurpettai - Amoor3,788 people - Kandalavadi3,787 people - Pugaipatti3,786 people - Perumbakkam3,638 people - Pali3,564 people - Perangiyur3,424 people - Kunjaram3,255 people - Gramam3,048 people [All 182 villages in Ulundurpettai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periyakurukkai?607102 - How far is Periyakurukkai from Viluppuram?64 km by road - What is the population of Periyakurukkai?3,634 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periyakurukkai in?Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periyakurukkai?59.0% (Census 2011)