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About Narakkurchi Village

Narakkurchi is a large village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,344, made up of 2,202 males and 2,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 994.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narakkurchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narakkurchi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Attur
Pincode 636112
Area (hectares) 994.26 hectares
Population 4,344
Male Population 2,202
Female Population 2,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Narakkurchi compares

By the 2011 count Narakkurchi is the 26th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 994.26 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Narakkurchi

Narakkurchi 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 Narakkurchi 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 Narakkurchi from other places

Narakkurchi lies about 29 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Valappadi Gate, about 8.2 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 Narakkurchi
Nearest railway station Valappadi Gate 8.2 km
Nearest town Narasingapuram 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Attur 26 km
District headquarters Salem 29 km

Villages closest to Narakkurchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narakkurchi village had a population of 4,344. That makes it the 26th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Narakkurchi village has 2,202 males and 2,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narakkurchi has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Narakkurchi is 636112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narakkurchi covers 994.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narakkurchi falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Narakkurchi is Valappadi Gate, about 8.2 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 Narakkurchi.

Narakkurchi is about 29 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narakkurchi is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Valappadi Gate is about 8.2 km away. Narasingapuram is about 23 km away. Attur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deviakkurichi (under 2 km), Soolankurichi (under 2 km) and Belurkaradipatti (2.3 km).

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

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