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About Tiruchchunai Village

Tiruchchunai is a mid sized village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,837, made up of 946 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 553.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tiruchchunai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tiruchchunai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625101
Area (hectares) 553.36 hectares
Population 1,837
Male Population 946
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tiruchchunai compares

By the 2011 count Tiruchchunai is the 47th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 553.36 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Tiruchchunai

Tiruchchunai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tiruchchunai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tiruchchunai from other places

Tiruchchunai lies about 38 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, about 37 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 Tiruchchunai
Tehsil headquarters Melur 15 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 37 km
District headquarters Madurai 38 km

Villages closest to Tiruchchunai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tiruchchunai village had a population of 1,837. That makes it the 47th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Tiruchchunai village has 946 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tiruchchunai has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Tiruchchunai is 625101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tiruchchunai covers 553.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tiruchchunai falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tiruchchunai is Kudalnagar, about 37 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tiruchchunai.

Tiruchchunai is about 38 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tiruchchunai is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 15 km away. Kudalnagar is about 37 km away. Madurai is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karungalakudi (under 2 km), Ayyapatti (2.6 km) and Kambur (3.1 km).

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

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