About Kurandi Village

Kurandi is a mid sized village in Kariapatti tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,974, made up of 998 males and 976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 640.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurandi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Kariapatti
Pincode	626106
Area (hectares)	640.99 hectares
Population	1,974
Male Population	998
Female Population	976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurandi compares

By the 2011 count Kurandi is the 11th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 640.99 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Kurandi

Kurandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurandi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurandi from other places

Kurandi lies about 32 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 15 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 Kurandi
Tehsil headquarters	Kariapatti	9.1 km
Nearest town	Avaniyāpuram	14 km
Nearest railway station	Silaiman	15 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	32 km

Villages closest to Kurandi

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.

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Common questions about Kurandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurandi village had a population of 1,974. That makes it the 11th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Kurandi village has 998 males and 976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurandi has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

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

Kurandi covers 640.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kurandi is Silaiman, about 15 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 village for Kurandi.

Kurandi is about 32 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurandi is in Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Kariapatti is about 9.1 km away. Avaniyāpuram is about 14 km away. Silaiman is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.