About Kurichy Village

Kurichy is one of the larger villages in Changanassery tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35,815, made up of 17,502 males and 18,313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1622 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686549, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurichy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurichy village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Changanassery
Pincode	686549
Area (hectares)	1622 hectares
Population	35,815
Male Population	17,502
Female Population	18,313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,046
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurichy compares

By the 2011 count Kurichy is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 20,704 residents. Its 1622 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kurichy

Kurichy is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurichy as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurichy from other places

Kurichy lies about 9.6 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Chingavanam, about 3.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kurichy
Nearest railway station	Chingavanam	3.1 km
Nearest town	Panachikkad	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Changanassery	6.7 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	9.6 km

Villages closest to Kurichy

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Changanassery tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kurichy

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurichy village had a population of 35,815. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 20,704 residents.

Kurichy village has 17,502 males and 18,313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurichy has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kurichy is 686549. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurichy covers 1622 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kurichy falls under Changanassery tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kurichy is Chingavanam, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurichy.

Kurichy is about 9.6 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurichy is in Changanassery tehsil of Kottayam district. Chingavanam is about 3.1 km away. Panachikkad is about 3.6 km away. Changanassery is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.