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About Mattigaikurichi Village

Mattigaikurichi is a mid sized village in Kallakkurichi tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 810 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mattigaikurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mattigaikurichi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Kallakkurichi
Pincode 606207
Area (hectares) 446 hectares
Population 1,658
Male Population 810
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mattigaikurichi compares

By the 2011 count Mattigaikurichi is the 98th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents. Its 446 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Mattigaikurichi

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

Mattigaikurichi lies about 29 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Ulundurpet, about 9.2 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 Mattigaikurichi
Nearest railway station Ulundurpet 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kallakkurichi 29 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 29 km

Villages closest to Mattigaikurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mattigaikurichi village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 98th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents.

Mattigaikurichi village has 810 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mattigaikurichi has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Mattigaikurichi is 606207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mattigaikurichi covers 446 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mattigaikurichi falls under Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mattigaikurichi is Ulundurpet, about 9.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mattigaikurichi.

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

Mattigaikurichi is in Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ulundurpet is about 9.2 km away. Kallakkurichi is about 29 km away. Viluppuram 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 Mudiyanur (6.6 km), Maravanattam (14 km) and Eduthavoinatham (14 km).

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

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