About Karikali Village

Karikali is a large village in Musiri tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,205, made up of 1,632 males and 1,573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1205.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karikali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karikali village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil	Musiri
Pincode	621210
Area (hectares)	1205.88 hectares
Population	3,205
Male Population	1,632
Female Population	1,573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karikali compares

By the 2011 count Karikali is the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 1205.88 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Karikali

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

Karikali lies about 46 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Timmachipuram, about 26 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 Karikali
Nearest town	Turaiyūr	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Musiri	24 km
Nearest railway station	Timmachipuram	26 km
District headquarters	Tiruchirappalli	46 km

Villages closest to Karikali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karikali village had a population of 3,205. That makes it the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Karikali village has 1,632 males and 1,573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karikali has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Karikali is 621210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karikali covers 1205.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karikali falls under Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karikali is Timmachipuram, about 26 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 Karikali.

Karikali is about 46 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karikali is in Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Turaiyūr is about 15 km away. Musiri is about 24 km away. Timmachipuram is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.