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About Kathakurichi Village

Kathakurichi is a mid sized village in Alangudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 414 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathakurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathakurichi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Alangudi
Pincode 622303
Area (hectares) 379.97 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 414
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathakurichi compares

By the 2011 count Kathakurichi is the 50th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 379.97 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kathakurichi

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

How far is Kathakurichi from other places

Kathakurichi lies about 12 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Pudukkotai, about 13 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 Kathakurichi
Tehsil headquarters Alangudi 10 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 12 km
Nearest railway station Pudukkotai 13 km

Villages closest to Kathakurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathakurichi village had a population of 826. That makes it the 50th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Kathakurichi village has 414 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathakurichi has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Kathakurichi is 622303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathakurichi covers 379.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathakurichi falls under Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kathakurichi is Pudukkotai, about 13 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 village for Kathakurichi.

Kathakurichi is about 12 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathakurichi is in Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Alangudi is about 10 km away. Pudukkottai is about 12 km away. Pudukkotai is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanniyapatti (under 2 km), Nambukuli (under 2 km) and Muthupattinam (2.5 km).

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

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