Periyakurukkai, Ulundurpettai, Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Periyakurukkai


The village Periyakurukkai is located in Ulundurpettai Taluk of Kallakurichi District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Periyakurukkai Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ulundurpettai Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ulundurpettai, which is about 26 kilometers away from Periyakurukkai.

Travel and Communication for Periyakurukkai


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Periyakurukkai,
Kallakurichi,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 607102

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Periyakurukkai


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A brief summary of available data for Periyakurukkai is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Periyakurukkai


As per available data from the year 2009, 3634 persons live in 721 house holds in the village Periyakurukkai. There are 1766 female individuals and 1868 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.6% and males constitute 51.4% of the total population.

There are 539 scheduled castes persons of which 260 are females and 279 are males. Females constitute 48.24% and males constitute 51.76% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 14.83% of the total population.

Population density of Periyakurukkai is 457.86 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Periyakurukkai


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Total area of Periyakurukkai is 793.7 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 489.36 ha. About 489.36 ha is irrigated area. About 0.46 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 488.9 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 163.75 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 1.42 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 0.51 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.03 ha is culturable waste land. About 136.63 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Periyakurukkai


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Periyakurukkai.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Periyakurukkai.

There is a government middle school in the village Periyakurukkai.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government secondary school in Eraiyur, which is 5-10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Eraiyur, which is 5-10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

Colleges in Periyakurukkai


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Tirukkoyilur, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Kallakurichi, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Mundiyambakkam, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Kallakurichi, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Puthur, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

Other Educational Facilities in Periyakurukkai


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ulundurpettai, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

There are 3 government non formal training centres in the village Periyakurukkai.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Nainarpalayam, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

Healthcare Facilities in Periyakurukkai


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Periyakurukkai.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Periyakurukkai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Periyakurukkai.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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