Karuvakkurichi is a village in Mannargudi Taluk of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is surrounded by agricultural lands, Rivers and Ponds. Karuvakkurichi consist of streets like First street, North street, West street, South street, Middle street, East street, Muzhiyan street, MGR Nagar, Perumal kovil street and Pillaiyar kovil street etc. The streets are elegantly arranged in such a manner that all the streets end at the main road of the village. There are many temples around village and particularly the Varatharaja Perumal temple is approximately 800 year old. The nearby town is Mannargudi in northeast and Orathanadu in the northwest.

Karuvakuruchi
Village
Nickname: 
karuvai
Karuvakuruchi is located in Tamil Nadu
Karuvakuruchi
Karuvakuruchi
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Karuvakuruchi is located in India
Karuvakuruchi
Karuvakuruchi
Karuvakuruchi (India)
Coordinates: 10°35′37.4″N 79°22′32.3″E / 10.593722°N 79.375639°E / 10.593722; 79.375639
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTiruvarur
BlockNeedamangalam taluk
TalukMannargudi
Population
 (2001)
 • Total5,000
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
614018
Telephone code04367
Vehicle registrationTN-50
Coastline78 kilometres (48 mi)
Nearest cityThanjavur
Literacy90%
Lok Sabha constituencyThanjavur
Rajya sabha constituencyMannargudi
Climate15 - 38 (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature38 °C (100 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)

There are 1 government higher secondary school and 1 Elementary school (Tamil) and 1 English medium school, Thirumurugan Nursery And Primary school.

Additionally, 1 government middle school is located in Karuvakkurichi Colony

There's 1 ATM centre is located in middle of the village, beside the Savadi.

More than 5000 people live in this village, with 95%[citation needed] of them belonging to Kallar (Mukkulathor) community such as Kandiyar, Onthiriyar, Thondaiman, Malusuthiyar etc... Paraiyar Konar and some other communities are also living there.

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