# Kurandi Village, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar 

# Kurandi

Kurandi is a village in Kariapatti sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626106**. The 2011 Census counted **1,974 people in 504 households**, the 11th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 1,974people (2011)
- 504households
- 66.2%literacy
- 626106PIN code

## Kurandi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurandi is 626106.** Kurandi falls in Kariapatti sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626106
- Gram panchayatKurandi
- Community development blockKariapatti
- Census village code641373

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

## How far is Kurandi from nearby towns?

- Kariapatti (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)42 km by road
- Kariapatti (nearest town)12 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 Kurandi?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kurandi; 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
- ●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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Aviyoor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalkurichi
- ○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

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kurandi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and chilli**. About 55% of the 641 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Kurandi

Of every 100 households in Kurandi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurandi · ■ Kariapatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**89%

Tap water ****98%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**77%

Use banking services ****16%**

**33%

Television ****81%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kurandi?

■ Kurandi · ■ Kariapatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**970

Working population ****58.9%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 54.4% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 315 (27%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 281 (24%) · **■** Marginal 431 (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 Kariapatti

- Varalotti2,297 people
- Nandikundu2,279 people
- Melakallankulam2,168 people
- Vadakkupuliampatti2,051 people
- S.Kallupatti1,962 people
- Thonugal1,787 people
- Maraikulam1,722 people
- Valukkalotti1,691 people

[All 101 villages in Kariapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurandi?626106
- How far is Kurandi from Virudhunagar?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kurandi?1,974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurandi in?Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kurandi?66.2% (Census 2011)