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About Karukkuvaipatti Village

Karukkuvaipatti is a small village in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 144 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karukkuvaipatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karukkuvaipatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Thirumangalam
Pincode 625701
Area (hectares) 49.43 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 144
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karukkuvaipatti compares

By the 2011 count Karukkuvaipatti is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 49.43 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Karukkuvaipatti

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

Karukkuvaipatti lies about 26 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kalligudi, about 12 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 Karukkuvaipatti
Nearest railway station Kalligudi 12 km
Nearest town Virudunagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumangalam 18 km
District headquarters Madurai 26 km

Villages closest to Karukkuvaipatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karukkuvaipatti village had a population of 273. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Karukkuvaipatti village has 144 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karukkuvaipatti has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Karukkuvaipatti is 625701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karukkuvaipatti covers 49.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karukkuvaipatti falls under Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karukkuvaipatti is Kalligudi, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Karukkuvaipatti.

Karukkuvaipatti is about 26 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karukkuvaipatti is in Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district. Kalligudi is about 12 km away. Virudunagar is about 18 km away. Thirumangalam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Iluppakulam (1.9 km), Veppankulam (2.0 km) and Tirumal (4.9 km).

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

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