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About Urakkarai Village

Urakkarai is a large village in Musiri tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,205, made up of 2,099 males and 2,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1495.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urakkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urakkarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Musiri
Pincode 621214
Area (hectares) 1495.01 hectares
Population 4,205
Male Population 2,099
Female Population 2,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urakkarai compares

By the 2011 count Urakkarai is the 12th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 1495.01 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Urakkarai

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

Urakkarai lies about 47 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Timmachipuram, about 21 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 Urakkarai
Nearest town Turaiyūr 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Musiri 20 km
Nearest railway station Timmachipuram 21 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 47 km

Villages closest to Urakkarai

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.

Common questions about Urakkarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Urakkarai village had a population of 4,205. That makes it the 12th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Urakkarai village has 2,099 males and 2,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urakkarai has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Urakkarai is 621214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urakkarai covers 1495.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Urakkarai is Timmachipuram, about 21 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 Urakkarai.

Urakkarai is about 47 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urakkarai is in Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Turaiyūr is about 20 km away. Musiri is about 20 km away. Timmachipuram is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kargudi (2.3 km), Mahadevi (2.3 km) and Jambumadai (3.1 km).

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

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