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About Karukkai Village

Karukkai is a mid sized village in Panruti tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,896, made up of 965 males and 931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karukkai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karukkai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Panruti
Pincode 607106
Area (hectares) 609.28 hectares
Population 1,896
Male Population 965
Female Population 931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karukkai compares

By the 2011 count Karukkai is the 63rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents. Its 609.28 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Karukkai

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

Karukkai lies about 32 km from Cuddalore. 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 Karukkai
Tehsil headquarters Panruti 9.5 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 32 km

Villages closest to Karukkai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karukkai village had a population of 1,896. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents.

Karukkai village has 965 males and 931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karukkai has about 965 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Karukkai is 607106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karukkai covers 609.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karukkai falls under Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Karukkai notes the nearest railway station 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 Karukkai.

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

Karukkai is in Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district. Panruti is about 9.5 km away. Cuddalore is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karukkai R F (under 2 km), Visur (2.5 km) and Visur R F (2.5 km).

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

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