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About Thukkachi Village

Thukkachi is a mid sized village in Aravakurichi tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,698, made up of 867 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1315.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thukkachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thukkachi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Aravakurichi
Pincode 638151
Area (hectares) 1315.1 hectares
Population 1,698
Male Population 867
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thukkachi compares

By the 2011 count Thukkachi is the 31st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 1315.1 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 Thukkachi

Thukkachi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thukkachi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Thukkachi from other places

Thukkachi lies about 28 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Kodumudi, about 6.0 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 Thukkachi
Nearest railway station Kodumudi 6.0 km
Nearest town Vellakkovil 18 km
District headquarters Karur 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Aravakurichi 31 km

Villages closest to Thukkachi

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 Thukkachi

As per the Census of India 2011, Thukkachi village had a population of 1,698. That makes it the 31st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Thukkachi village has 867 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thukkachi has about 958 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 Thukkachi is 638151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thukkachi covers 1315.1 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Thukkachi is Kodumudi, about 6.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thukkachi.

Thukkachi is about 28 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thukkachi is in Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district. Kodumudi is about 6.0 km away. Vellakkovil is about 18 km away. Karur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anjur (4.8 km), Karvazhi (5.2 km) and Athipalayam (6.8 km).

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

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