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About Alichikudi Village

Alichikudi is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,763, made up of 920 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alichikudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alichikudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606110
Area (hectares) 494.7 hectares
Population 1,763
Male Population 920
Female Population 843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alichikudi compares

By the 2011 count Alichikudi is the 73rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 494.7 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Alichikudi

Alichikudi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Alichikudi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alichikudi from other places

Alichikudi lies about 40 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Chidambaram, 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 Alichikudi
Nearest town Kīl Bhuvanagiri 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Chidambaram 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 31 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 40 km

Villages closest to Alichikudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alichikudi village had a population of 1,763. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Alichikudi village has 920 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alichikudi has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Alichikudi is 606110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alichikudi covers 494.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alichikudi falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alichikudi is Chidambaram, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Alichikudi is about 40 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alichikudi is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kīl Bhuvanagiri is about 5.3 km away. Chidambaram is about 12 km away. Virudhachalam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vilakkapadi (14 km), Peruvarappur (15 km) and Mummudicholagan (15 km).

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

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