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About Karvazhi Village

Karvazhi is a mid sized village in Aravakurichi tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,319, made up of 676 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1006.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karvazhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karvazhi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Aravakurichi
Pincode 638151
Area (hectares) 1006.48 hectares
Population 1,319
Male Population 676
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karvazhi compares

By the 2011 count Karvazhi is the 37th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 1006.48 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Karvazhi

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

Karvazhi lies about 30 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Kodumudi, about 11 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 Karvazhi
Nearest railway station Kodumudi 11 km
Nearest town Vellakkovil 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Aravakurichi 29 km
District headquarters Karur 30 km

Villages closest to Karvazhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karvazhi village had a population of 1,319. That makes it the 37th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Karvazhi village has 676 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karvazhi has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Karvazhi is 638151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karvazhi covers 1006.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karvazhi falls under Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karvazhi is Kodumudi, about 11 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 Karvazhi.

Karvazhi is about 30 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karvazhi is in Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district. Kodumudi is about 11 km away. Vellakkovil is about 13 km away. Aravakurichi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thukkachi (5.2 km), Anjur (6.1 km) and Thennilai (7.7 km).

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

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