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About Karikkili Village

Karikkili is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 297 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karikkili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karikkili village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603107
Area (hectares) 459.05 hectares
Population 620
Male Population 297
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within 4 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 4 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Karikkili compares

By the 2011 count Karikkili is the 134th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 459.05 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Karikkili

Karikkili 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 Karikkili as Available within 4 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 4 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karikkili from other places

Karikkili lies about 31 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Karunguzhi, about 10 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 Karikkili
Nearest town Uttiramerūr 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Karunguzhi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 31 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 31 km

Villages closest to Karikkili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karikkili village had a population of 620. That makes it the 134th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Karikkili village has 297 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karikkili has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Karikkili is 603107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karikkili covers 459.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karikkili falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karikkili is Karunguzhi, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 4 km distance and private bus service as Available within 4 km distance for Karikkili.

Karikkili is about 31 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karikkili is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Uttiramerūr is about 9.2 km away. Karunguzhi is about 10 km away. Maduranthakam 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 Nelvoy (3.0 km), Vinayaganallur (3.6 km) and Thuraiyur (3.6 km).

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

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