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About Athikulam Village

Athikulam is a mid sized village in Kariapatti tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 334 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Kariapatti
Pincode 626106
Area (hectares) 422.01 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 334
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Athikulam compares

By the 2011 count Athikulam is the 32nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 422.01 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Athikulam

Athikulam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Athikulam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Athikulam from other places

Athikulam lies about 53 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, 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 Athikulam
Nearest town Nāyanakulam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kariapatti 32 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 53 km

Villages closest to Athikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athikulam village had a population of 646. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Athikulam village has 334 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athikulam has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Athikulam is 626106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athikulam covers 422.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Athikulam falls under Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Athikulam is Kudalnagar, about 3.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Athikulam.

Athikulam is about 53 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athikulam is in Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Nāyanakulam is about under 2 km away. Kudalnagar is about 3.6 km away. Kariapatti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Valayapatti (16 km), Panaikulam (18 km) and Periaalangulam (18 km).

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

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