About Chettikurichi Village

Chettikurichi is a large village in Kovilpatti tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,420, made up of 1,675 males and 1,745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1879.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chettikurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chettikurichi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Kovilpatti
Pincode	628552
Area (hectares)	1879.99 hectares
Population	3,420
Male Population	1,675
Female Population	1,745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chettikurichi compares

By the 2011 count Chettikurichi is the 7th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents. Its 1879.99 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Chettikurichi

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

Chettikurichi lies about 54 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kumarapuram, about 10 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 Chettikurichi
Nearest railway station	Kumarapuram	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kovilpatti	18 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	54 km

Villages closest to Chettikurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chettikurichi village had a population of 3,420. That makes it the 7th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents.

Chettikurichi village has 1,675 males and 1,745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chettikurichi has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Chettikurichi is 628552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chettikurichi covers 1879.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chettikurichi falls under Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chettikurichi is Kumarapuram, about 10 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 Chettikurichi.

Chettikurichi is about 54 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chettikurichi is in Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kumarapuram is about 10 km away. Kovilpatti is about 18 km away. Thoothukkudi is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.