About Karaikurichi Village

Karaikurichi is a large village in Udayarpalayam tehsil, in the district of Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,223, made up of 2,147 males and 2,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1097.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612904, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaikurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaikurichi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ariyalur
Tehsil	Udayarpalayam
Pincode	612904
Area (hectares)	1097.66 hectares
Population	4,223
Male Population	2,147
Female Population	2,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karaikurichi compares

By the 2011 count Karaikurichi is the 25th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents. Its 1097.66 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Karaikurichi

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

Karaikurichi lies about 32 km from Ariyalur, and the nearest railway station is Tirunageswaram, about 14 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 Karaikurichi
Nearest town	Kumbakonam	13 km
Nearest railway station	Tirunageswaram	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Udayarpalayam	14 km
District headquarters	Ariyalur	32 km

Villages closest to Karaikurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaikurichi village had a population of 4,223. That makes it the 25th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents.

Karaikurichi village has 2,147 males and 2,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaikurichi has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Karaikurichi is 612904. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaikurichi covers 1097.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karaikurichi falls under Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karaikurichi is Tirunageswaram, about 14 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 Karaikurichi.

Karaikurichi is about 32 km from Ariyalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaikurichi is in Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district. Kumbakonam is about 13 km away. Tirunageswaram is about 14 km away. Udayarpalayam is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.