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About Vichur Village

Vichur is a large village in Manamelkudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,131, made up of 1,585 males and 1,546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1067.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614619, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vichur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vichur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Manamelkudi
Pincode 614619
Area (hectares) 1067.55 hectares
Population 3,131
Male Population 1,585
Female Population 1,546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vichur compares

By the 2011 count Vichur is the 5th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents. Its 1067.55 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1020.

Getting to Vichur

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

Vichur lies about 58 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Ayingudi, about 25 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 Vichur
Tehsil headquarters Manamelkudi 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Ayingudi 25 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 29 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 58 km

Villages closest to Vichur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vichur village had a population of 3,131. That makes it the 5th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents.

Vichur village has 1,585 males and 1,546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vichur has about 975 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Vichur is 614619. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vichur covers 1067.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vichur falls under Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vichur is Ayingudi, about 25 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 Vichur.

Vichur is about 58 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vichur is in Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Manamelkudi is about 3.4 km away. Ayingudi is about 25 km away. Arantāngi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilpappanur (1.9 km), Mandangudi (2.3 km) and Ammapattinam (2.6 km).

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

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