Kurichi is a neighborhood of Coimbatore city in the

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. It was upgraded to a municipality in 2004, it was recently merged with the

Coimbatore Corporation The Coimbatore Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the city of Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu only after the Greater Chennai Corporation with an area ...

. As of 2011, the town had a population of 123,770

Geography

Kurichi is located at .It shares its borders with

Podanur Podanur or Pothanoor or Pothanur is a neighbourhood in the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. Its history goes back to the creation of a major railway station and colony during British rule. The station was a major hub and is functional ...

, Sundarapuram,

Kuniyamuthur Kuniyamuthur is a part of South Coimbatore. It is about 6 km from Coimbatore City center in the South. Kuniyamuthur is sometimes spelled Kuniamuthur or Kunimattoor. It is one of the busiest markets in the city. It is located on Palakkad ...

Nanjundapuram ''Nanjundapuram'' is a residential neighbourhood of the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the well developed neighborhoods in the city and has been part of Coimbatore Corporation since 1981. The name "Nanjundapuram" is derive ...

and

Ukkadam Ukkadam is a part of Townhall locality in the core part of the city of Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Ukkadam Bus Terminal, which is one of the seven major bus stands in the city, is located in this neighborhood. Ukkadam is famous for its Fish M ...

. It is located to the north of Kurichi Kulam lake in the city

Demographics

According to 2011 census, Kurichi had a population of 123,667 with a sex-ratio of 1,001 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 12,987 were under the age of six, constituting 6,596 males and 6,391 females.

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

accounted for 10.51% and .25% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 80.48%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 32830 households. There were a total of 49,040 workers, comprising 264 cultivators, 263 main agricultural labourers, 1,060 in house hold industries, 43,232 other workers, 4,221 marginal workers, 61 marginal cultivators, 53 marginal agricultural labourers, 137 marginal workers in household industries and 3,970 other marginal workers. As per the religious census of 2011, Kurichi had 68.97%

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, 19.63%

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...

, 10.89%

Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

, 0.04%

Sikhs Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ...

, 0.01%

Buddhists Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...

, 0.01%

Jains Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...

, 0.44% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.

Civic administration

Kurichi was upgraded to a municipality in 2004.

Real Estate in Kurichi

There are major Real Estate Projects are going on. Shriram Shreshta from the house of Shriram Properties is one of the biggest and Largest Villa Gated Community in Coimbatore.

References

Neighbourhoods in Coimbatore {{Coimbatore-geo-stub