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About Singathakurichi Village

Singathakurichi is a large village in Srivaikuntam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,624, made up of 1,288 males and 1,336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2270.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628851, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singathakurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singathakurichi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Srivaikuntam
Pincode 628851
Area (hectares) 2270.66 hectares
Population 2,624
Male Population 1,288
Female Population 1,336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Singathakurichi compares

By the 2011 count Singathakurichi is the 26th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents. Its 2270.66 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1014.

Getting to Singathakurichi

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

Singathakurichi lies about 28 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Naraikkinar, about 9.3 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 Singathakurichi
Nearest railway station Naraikkinar 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Srivaikuntam 18 km
Nearest town Tirunelveli 23 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 28 km

Villages closest to Singathakurichi

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.

Common questions about Singathakurichi

As per the Census of India 2011, Singathakurichi village had a population of 2,624. That makes it the 26th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents.

Singathakurichi village has 1,288 males and 1,336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singathakurichi has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Singathakurichi is 628851. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singathakurichi covers 2270.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Singathakurichi is Naraikkinar, about 9.3 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 Singathakurichi.

Singathakurichi is about 28 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singathakurichi is in Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Naraikkinar is about 9.3 km away. Srivaikuntam is about 18 km away. Tirunelveli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alanda (1.9 km), Vadakkukariseri (3.6 km) and Ulakkudi (4.1 km).

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

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