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About Sundankurichi Village

Sundankurichi is a large village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,387, made up of 1,161 males and 1,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1305.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627951, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sundankurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sundankurichi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Sankarankoil
Pincode 627951
Area (hectares) 1305.45 hectares
Population 2,387
Male Population 1,161
Female Population 1,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sundankurichi compares

By the 2011 count Sundankurichi is the 41st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 1305.45 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1034.

Getting to Sundankurichi

Sundankurichi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sundankurichi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sundankurichi from other places

Sundankurichi lies about 29 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Kadambur, 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 Sundankurichi
Nearest railway station Kadambur 21 km
Nearest town Ālangulam 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarankoil 29 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 29 km

Villages closest to Sundankurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sundankurichi village had a population of 2,387. That makes it the 41st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Sundankurichi village has 1,161 males and 1,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sundankurichi has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Sundankurichi is 627951. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sundankurichi covers 1305.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sundankurichi falls under Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sundankurichi is Kadambur, 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 <5 km distance for Sundankurichi.

Sundankurichi is about 29 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sundankurichi is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Kadambur is about 21 km away. Ālangulam is about 23 km away. Sankarankoil is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usilamgulam (1.5 km), Moovirunthali (2.1 km) and Thadiyampatti (3.9 km).

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

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