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About Kurippankulam Village

Kurippankulam is a mid sized village in Tiruchendur tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,668, made up of 796 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 986.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628617, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurippankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurippankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Tiruchendur
Pincode 628617
Area (hectares) 986.45 hectares
Population 1,668
Male Population 796
Female Population 872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurippankulam compares

By the 2011 count Kurippankulam is the 29th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 986.45 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1065.

Getting to Kurippankulam

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

Kurippankulam lies about 33 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Alwar Tirunagari, about 5.0 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 Kurippankulam
Nearest railway station Alwar Tirunagari 5.0 km
Nearest town Arumuganeri 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchendur 24 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 33 km

Villages closest to Kurippankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurippankulam village had a population of 1,668. That makes it the 29th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Kurippankulam village has 796 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurippankulam has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Kurippankulam is 628617. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurippankulam covers 986.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurippankulam falls under Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kurippankulam is Alwar Tirunagari, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kurippankulam.

Kurippankulam is about 33 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurippankulam is in Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Alwar Tirunagari is about 5.0 km away. Arumuganeri is about 20 km away. Tiruchendur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udayarkulam (under 2 km), Athinathapuram (3.0 km) and Malavarayanatham (3.5 km).

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

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