About Kurichi Village

Kurichi is one of the larger villages in Bhavani tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,763, made up of 5,962 males and 5,801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2321.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurichi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Bhavani
Pincode	638314
Area (hectares)	2321.21 hectares
Population	11,763
Male Population	5,962
Female Population	5,801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurichi compares

By the 2011 count Kurichi is the 5th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,278 residents. Its 2321.21 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kurichi

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

Kurichi lies about 15 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Anangur, about 3.8 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 Kurichi
Nearest railway station	Anangur	3.8 km
Nearest town	Tiruchengode	4.4 km
District headquarters	Erode	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhavani	20 km

Villages closest to Kurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurichi village had a population of 11,763. That makes it the 5th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,278 residents.

Kurichi village has 5,962 males and 5,801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurichi has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kurichi is 638314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurichi covers 2321.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurichi falls under Bhavani tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kurichi is Anangur, about 3.8 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 Kurichi.

Kurichi is about 15 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurichi is in Bhavani tehsil of Erode district. Anangur is about 3.8 km away. Tiruchengode is about 4.4 km away. Erode is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.