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About Karkudi Village

Karkudi is a large village in Shenkottai tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,134, made up of 2,034 males and 2,100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627813, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Shenkottai
Pincode 627813
Area (hectares) 622.9 hectares
Population 4,134
Male Population 2,034
Female Population 2,100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karkudi compares

By the 2011 count Karkudi is the 6th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,729 residents. Its 622.9 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Karkudi

Karkudi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karkudi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karkudi from other places

Karkudi lies about 59 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Sengottai, about 3.6 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 Karkudi
Nearest railway station Sengottai 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shenkottai 4.0 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 59 km

Villages closest to Karkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkudi village had a population of 4,134. That makes it the 6th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,729 residents.

Karkudi village has 2,034 males and 2,100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkudi has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Karkudi is 627813. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkudi covers 622.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karkudi falls under Shenkottai tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karkudi is Sengottai, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karkudi.

Karkudi is about 59 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkudi is in Shenkottai tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Sengottai is about 3.6 km away. Shenkottai is about 4.0 km away. Tirunelveli is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puliyarai (3.4 km), Puliyarai R F (3.4 km) and Sumaitheerthapuram (4.0 km).

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

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