About Kurichithanam Village

Kurichithanam is one of the larger villages in Meenachil tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,383, made up of 4,734 males and 4,649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1532 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686634, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurichithanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurichithanam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Meenachil
Pincode	686634
Area (hectares)	1532 hectares
Population	9,383
Male Population	4,734
Female Population	4,649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurichithanam compares

By the 2011 count Kurichithanam is the 21st largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents. Its 1532 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kurichithanam

Kurichithanam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurichithanam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurichithanam from other places

Kurichithanam lies about 23 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Kuruppanthara, about 12 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 Kurichithanam
Nearest town	Palai	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kuruppanthara	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meenachil	23 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	23 km

Villages closest to Kurichithanam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meenachil 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 Kurichithanam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurichithanam village had a population of 9,383. That makes it the 21st largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents.

Kurichithanam village has 4,734 males and 4,649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurichithanam has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kurichithanam is 686634. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurichithanam covers 1532 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurichithanam falls under Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kurichithanam is Kuruppanthara, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kurichithanam is about 23 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurichithanam is in Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district. Palai is about 10 km away. Kuruppanthara is about 12 km away. Meenachil is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.