About Kurichi Village

Kurichi is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,360, made up of 681 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623701, 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	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Ilayangudi
Pincode	623701
Area (hectares)	409.92 hectares
Population	1,360
Male Population	681
Female Population	679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurichi compares

By the 2011 count Kurichi is the 27th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 409.92 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1049.

Getting to Kurichi

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

Kurichi lies about 34 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 4.4 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 town	Paramagudi	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Paramakkudi	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ilayangudi	6.0 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	34 km

Villages closest to Kurichi

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

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Common questions about Kurichi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurichi village had a population of 1,360. That makes it the 27th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Kurichi village has 681 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurichi has about 997 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 1049.

The pincode recorded for Kurichi is 623701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurichi covers 409.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurichi falls under Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kurichi is Paramakkudi, about 4.4 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 Kurichi.

Kurichi is about 34 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurichi is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Paramagudi is about 3.8 km away. Paramakkudi is about 4.4 km away. Ilayangudi is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.