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About Mottankurichi Village

Mottankurichi is a large village in Pappireddipatti tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,787, made up of 2,471 males and 2,316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mottankurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mottankurichi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Pappireddipatti
Pincode 635302
Area (hectares) 555.92 hectares
Population 4,787
Male Population 2,471
Female Population 2,316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mottankurichi compares

By the 2011 count Mottankurichi is the 12th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents. Its 555.92 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Mottankurichi

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

Mottankurichi lies about 17 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Buddireddippatti, about 3.5 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 Mottankurichi
Nearest railway station Buddireddippatti 3.5 km
Nearest town Pallippatti 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pappireddipatti 17 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 17 km

Villages closest to Mottankurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mottankurichi village had a population of 4,787. That makes it the 12th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents.

Mottankurichi village has 2,471 males and 2,316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mottankurichi has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Mottankurichi is 635302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mottankurichi covers 555.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mottankurichi falls under Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mottankurichi is Buddireddippatti, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Mottankurichi.

Mottankurichi is about 17 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mottankurichi is in Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Buddireddippatti is about 3.5 km away. Pallippatti is about 17 km away. Pappireddipatti is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunkarahalli (under 2 km), Kettureddipatty (2.4 km) and Unisenahalli (2.8 km).

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

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