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About Oorkudi Village

Oorkudi is a mid sized village in Kodavasal tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 484 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oorkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oorkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Kodavasal
Pincode 613703
Area (hectares) 227.9 hectares
Population 961
Male Population 484
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Oorkudi compares

By the 2011 count Oorkudi is the 84th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents. Its 227.9 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 992.

Getting to Oorkudi

Oorkudi 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 Oorkudi 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 Oorkudi from other places

Oorkudi lies about 11 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Kizhvelur, about 4.5 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 Oorkudi
Nearest railway station Kizhvelur 4.5 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kodavasal 29 km

Villages closest to Oorkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Oorkudi village had a population of 961. That makes it the 84th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents.

Oorkudi village has 484 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oorkudi has about 986 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 992.

The pincode recorded for Oorkudi is 613703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oorkudi covers 227.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Oorkudi falls under Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Oorkudi is Kizhvelur, about 4.5 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 Oorkudi.

Oorkudi is about 11 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oorkudi is in Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Kizhvelur is about 4.5 km away. Thiruvarur is about 11 km away. Kodavasal 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 Neikkuppai (5.3 km), Kattur (15 km) and Devarkandanallur (15 km).

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

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