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About Kurichi Village

Kurichi is a mid sized village in Avanashi tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 837, made up of 422 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurichi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruppur
Tehsil Avanashi
Pincode 638110
Area (hectares) 521.22 hectares
Population 837
Male Population 422
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurichi compares

By the 2011 count Kurichi is the 68th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents. Its 521.22 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kurichi

Kurichi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurichi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kurichi from other places

Kurichi lies about 37 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Peelamedu, about 4.9 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 Kurichi
Nearest town Vilankurichi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Peelamedu 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Avanashi 30 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 37 km

Villages closest to Kurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurichi village had a population of 837. That makes it the 68th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents.

Kurichi village has 422 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurichi has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kurichi is 638110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurichi covers 521.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurichi falls under Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kurichi is Peelamedu, about 4.9 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 - 10 km distance for Kurichi.

Kurichi is about 37 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurichi is in Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district. Vilankurichi is about under 2 km away. Peelamedu is about 4.9 km away. Avanashi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sinniampalayam (5.6 km), Uppilipalayam (6.9 km) and Vadugapalayam (12 km).

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

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