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About Kurukkathi Village

Kurukkathi is a mid sized village in Kilvelur tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,627, made up of 751 males and 876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,166 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 611105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurukkathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurukkathi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kilvelur
Pincode 611105
Area (hectares) 194.78 hectares
Population 1,627
Male Population 751
Female Population 876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,166
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kurukkathi compares

By the 2011 count Kurukkathi is the 25th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents. Its 194.78 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kurukkathi

Kurukkathi 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 Kurukkathi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurukkathi from other places

Kurukkathi lies about 14 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kuthur, about under 2 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 Kurukkathi
Nearest railway station Kuthur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kilvelur 2.8 km
Nearest town Thiruvarur 8.8 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 14 km

Villages closest to Kurukkathi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurukkathi village had a population of 1,627. That makes it the 25th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents.

Kurukkathi village has 751 males and 876 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurukkathi has about 1166 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kurukkathi is 611105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurukkathi covers 194.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurukkathi falls under Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kurukkathi is Kuthur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurukkathi.

Kurukkathi is about 14 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurukkathi is in Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kuthur is about under 2 km away. Kilvelur is about 2.8 km away. Thiruvarur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koothur (under 2 km), Radhamangalam (under 2 km) and Eravancheri (under 2 km).

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

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