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About Tachankurichi Village

Tachankurichi is a large village in Gandarvakkottai tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,296, made up of 1,076 males and 1,220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 992.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tachankurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tachankurichi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Gandarvakkottai
Pincode 613301
Area (hectares) 992.17 hectares
Population 2,296
Male Population 1,076
Female Population 1,220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tachankurichi compares

By the 2011 count Tachankurichi is the 17th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,432 residents. Its 992.17 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Tachankurichi

Tachankurichi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tachankurichi 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 Tachankurichi from other places

Tachankurichi lies about 31 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Valaramanikkam, about 2.6 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 Tachankurichi
Nearest railway station Valaramanikkam 2.6 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gandarvakkottai 31 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 31 km

Villages closest to Tachankurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tachankurichi village had a population of 2,296. That makes it the 17th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,432 residents.

Tachankurichi village has 1,076 males and 1,220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tachankurichi has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Tachankurichi is 613301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tachankurichi covers 992.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tachankurichi falls under Gandarvakkottai tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tachankurichi is Valaramanikkam, about 2.6 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 Tachankurichi.

Tachankurichi is about 31 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tachankurichi is in Gandarvakkottai tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Valaramanikkam is about 2.6 km away. Arantāngi is about 6.6 km away. Gandarvakkottai is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Periakottai (5.6 km), Kovilur (26 km) and Namburampatti (26 km).

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

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