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About Kurichi Village

Kurichi is a large village in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,064, made up of 1,054 males and 1,010 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurichi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Mayiladuthurai
Pincode 609205
Area (hectares) 390.55 hectares
Population 2,064
Male Population 1,054
Female Population 1,010
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurichi compares

By the 2011 count Kurichi is the 37th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 390.55 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kurichi

Kurichi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurichi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kurichi from other places

Kurichi lies about 57 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Vithisvarankol, about 9.1 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 Kurichi
Nearest railway station Vithisvarankol 9.1 km
Nearest town Kattumannarkoil 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayiladuthurai 15 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 57 km

Villages closest to Kurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurichi village had a population of 2,064. That makes it the 37th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Kurichi village has 1,054 males and 1,010 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurichi 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 1017.

The pincode recorded for Kurichi is 609205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurichi covers 390.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurichi falls under Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kurichi is Vithisvarankol, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance for Kurichi.

Kurichi is about 57 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurichi is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Vithisvarankol is about 9.1 km away. Kattumannarkoil is about 9.1 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siddamalli (under 2 km), Pattavarthi (3.5 km) and Elanthoppu (3.5 km).

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

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