# Kalkurichi Village, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/kalkurichi/ Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar # Kalkurichi Kalkurichi is a village in Kariapatti sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626104**. The 2011 Census counted **4,092 people in 1,136 households**, the 3rd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 4,092people (2011) - 1,136households - 83.1%literacy - 626104PIN code ## Kalkurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalkurichi is 626104.** Kalkurichi falls in Kariapatti sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626104 - Gram panchayatKalkurichi - Community development blockKariapatti - Census village code641436 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalkurichi from nearby towns? - Kariapatti (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)16 km by road - Mallankinaru (nearest town)5 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 Kalkurichi? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Kalkurichi; 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 - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Johilpatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kalkurichi known for? The main crops are **cotton, black gram and corn**. About 31% of the 707 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Kalkurichi Of every 100 households in Kalkurichi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kalkurichi · ■ Kariapatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **88% Toilet within the home ****28%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **89% Tap water ****85%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **77% Use banking services ****29%** **33% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****65%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****78%** **92% 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 Kalkurichi? ■ Kalkurichi · ■ Kariapatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041** **970 Working population ****50.2%** **53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 74.8% for women. 60% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (4%) · **■** Household industry 239 (12%) · **■** Other work 1,494 (73%) · **■** Marginal 187 (9%) 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 Kariapatti - Aviyoor5,629 people - Alagianallur4,252 people - Kambikudi3,640 people - D.Kadambankulam3,588 people - Arasakulam2,336 people - Varalotti2,297 people [All 101 villages in Kariapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalkurichi?626104 - How far is Kalkurichi from Virudhunagar?16 km by road - What is the population of Kalkurichi?4,092 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalkurichi in?Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalkurichi?83.1% (Census 2011)