About Korkai Village

Korkai is a large village in Srivaikuntam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,986, made up of 1,969 males and 2,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korkai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korkai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Srivaikuntam
Pincode	628801
Area (hectares)	526.16 hectares
Population	3,986
Male Population	1,969
Female Population	2,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Korkai compares

By the 2011 count Korkai is the 11th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents. Its 526.16 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Korkai

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

Korkai lies about 16 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kurumbur, about 6.3 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 Korkai
Nearest railway station	Kurumbur	6.3 km
Nearest town	Arumuganeri	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Srivaikuntam	16 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	16 km

Villages closest to Korkai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korkai village had a population of 3,986. That makes it the 11th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents.

Korkai village has 1,969 males and 2,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korkai has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Korkai is 628801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korkai covers 526.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Korkai falls under Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Korkai is Kurumbur, about 6.3 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 Korkai.

Korkai is about 16 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korkai is in Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kurumbur is about 6.3 km away. Arumuganeri is about 8.7 km away. Srivaikuntam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.