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About Koorachundu Village

Koorachundu is one of the larger villages in Quilandy tehsil, in the district of Kozhikode, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,302, made up of 6,097 males and 6,205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 673527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koorachundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koorachundu village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Tehsil Quilandy
Pincode 673527
Area (hectares) 2256 hectares
Population 12,302
Male Population 6,097
Female Population 6,205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koorachundu compares

By the 2011 count Koorachundu is the 13th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 17,828 residents. Its 2256 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Koorachundu

Koorachundu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Koorachundu 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 Koorachundu from other places

Koorachundu lies about 33 km from Kozhikode, and the nearest railway station is Quilandi, about 20 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 Koorachundu
Nearest town Naduvannūr 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Quilandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Quilandy 20 km
District headquarters Kozhikode 33 km

Villages closest to Koorachundu

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

Common questions about Koorachundu

As per the Census of India 2011, Koorachundu village had a population of 12,302. That makes it the 13th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,828 residents.

Koorachundu village has 6,097 males and 6,205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koorachundu has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Koorachundu is 673527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koorachundu covers 2256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koorachundu falls under Quilandy tehsil of Kozhikode district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Koorachundu is Quilandi, about 20 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 Koorachundu.

Koorachundu is about 33 km from Kozhikode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koorachundu is in Quilandy tehsil of Kozhikode district. Naduvannūr is about 9.5 km away. Quilandi is about 20 km away. Quilandy is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakkittapara (5.0 km), Kayanna (5.2 km) and Avitanallur (5.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Koorachundu today is likely to be higher.

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