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Tamil Nadu: Tiruppur panchayat president gets lifer for killing activist in road work dispute
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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 644700
- Pincode
- 638103
- Post office
- Kunnathur (Erode)
- Population
- 837
- Households
- 273
- Literacy rate
- 52.4%
- Sex ratio
- 983 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 508
Census 2011 · in context
How Kurichi compares
By population, Kurichi ranks #35 of 41 villages in Uthukuli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.4%
−9.4% vs mandal average
- Kurichi
- 52.4%
- Uthukuli mandal
- 61.8%
- Tiruppur district
- 71.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
983
−10 vs mandal average
- Kurichi
- 983
- Uthukuli mandal
- 993
Household size
people per home
3.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Kurichi
- 3.1
- Uthukuli mandal
- 3.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kurichi at a glance
Kurichi is a village of 837 people in 273 households (Census 2011) in Uthukuli taluk, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, the 35th-largest of 41 villages in Uthukuli taluk. Literacy is 52%, 9 points below the taluk average of 62% and the sex ratio is 983 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 638103, served by Kunnathur (Erode) post office; the LGD village code is 644700. The village votes in Kangayam assembly constituency, represented by MLA N. S. N. Nataraj. The population is estimated at 987 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kurichi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KUNNATHUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 28
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 28
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kurichi
- Total area (ha)
- 521.22
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 84.58
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kurichi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kurichi
- LGD code
- 644700
- Pincode
- 638103
- Post office
- Kunnathur (Erode)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 837
- Population (projected 2026)
- 987
- Households
- 273
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 983
- Literacy rate
- 52.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Erode
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kangayam
- Member of Parliament
- K. E. Prakash
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- N. S. N. Nataraj
- Block / Mandal
- Uthukuli
Same pincode
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Other villages named Kurichi
Looking for a different Kurichi? 7 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Kurichi →
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Other villages in Uthukuli mandal
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- Vadugapalayam
- Punjaithalavaipalayam
- Chinnagoundanvalasu
- Karumanchirai
- Reddipalayam
- Anaipalayam
- Koonampatti
- Velliampathy
- Kammalakuttai
- Thenmugam Kangayapalayam
- Kavandampalayam
- Velampalayam
- Attavanai Pallagoundanpalayam
- Muthampalayam
- Vattalapathy
- Edayapalayam
- Vadamugam Kangayapalayam
- Sircar Kathaganni
- Navakkadu
- Ichipalayam
- Sengalipalayam
- Sinniampalayam
- Puthur Pallapalayam
- Nalligoundanpalayam
- Ganapathipalayam
- Setti Kuttai
- Pallavarayanpalayam
- Nadupatti
- Nettichipalayam
- Komaragoundanpalayam
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)