About Karikathur Village

Karikathur is a mid sized village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,054, made up of 530 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karikathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karikathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Polur
Pincode	606803
Area (hectares)	415.42 hectares
Population	1,054
Male Population	530
Female Population	524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 8 km distance

How Karikathur compares

By the 2011 count Karikathur is the 136th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 415.42 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Karikathur

Karikathur 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 Karikathur 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 8 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karikathur from other places

Karikathur lies about 37 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Madimangalam, about 6.6 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 Karikathur
Nearest railway station	Madimangalam	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Polur	7.5 km
Nearest town	Polūr	7.5 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	37 km

Villages closest to Karikathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karikathur village had a population of 1,054. That makes it the 136th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Karikathur village has 530 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karikathur has about 989 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Karikathur is 606803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karikathur covers 415.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karikathur falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karikathur is Madimangalam, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 8 km distance.

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

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

Karikathur is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Madimangalam is about 6.6 km away. Polur is about 7.5 km away. Polūr is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.