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About Kurichi Village

Kurichi is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,546, made up of 771 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 691.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614602, 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 Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614602
Area (hectares) 691.23 hectares
Population 1,546
Male Population 771
Female Population 775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurichi compares

By the 2011 count Kurichi is the 70th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 691.23 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

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 5 - 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 44 km from Thanjavur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 8.7 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 44 km

Villages closest to Kurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurichi village had a population of 1,546. That makes it the 70th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Kurichi village has 771 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurichi has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Kurichi is 614602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurichi covers 691.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurichi falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Kurichi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 44 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurichi is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pattukkottai is about 8.7 km away. Thanjavur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moothakurichi (under 2 km), Veppankulam (under 2 km) and Madukkur (1.8 km).

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

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