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About Vellikurichi Village

Vellikurichi is a mid sized village in Manamadurai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,878, made up of 973 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellikurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellikurichi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Manamadurai
Pincode 630610
Area (hectares) 484.97 hectares
Population 1,878
Male Population 973
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vellikurichi compares

By the 2011 count Vellikurichi is the 31st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents. Its 484.97 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Vellikurichi

Vellikurichi 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 Vellikurichi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vellikurichi from other places

Vellikurichi lies about 17 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Tiruppachetti, 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 Vellikurichi
Nearest railway station Tiruppachetti 2.6 km
Nearest town Tiruppuvanam 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Manamadurai 15 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 17 km

Villages closest to Vellikurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellikurichi village had a population of 1,878. That makes it the 31st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents.

Vellikurichi village has 973 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellikurichi has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Vellikurichi is 630610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellikurichi covers 484.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellikurichi falls under Manamadurai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellikurichi is Tiruppachetti, about 2.6 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 <5 km distance for Vellikurichi.

Vellikurichi is about 17 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellikurichi is in Manamadurai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Tiruppachetti is about 2.6 km away. Tiruppuvanam is about 14 km away. Manamadurai is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malavarayanendal (2.7 km), Vagudi (2.7 km) and Thiruppachethi South (2.9 km).

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

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