Kurichithanam is a village in
Kottayam district
Kottayam () is one of List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Kerala, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettu ...
in the state of
Kerala
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,
India
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.
K. R. Narayanan
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Naray ...
, a former
president of India
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, was born in this village.
Demographics
The
2001 Census of India
The 2001 census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.
The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. The total population increased b ...
found that Kurichithanam revenue village had a population of 9158, with 4581 males and 4579 females.
Means of livelihood include mainly agriculture and cattle rearing.
References
Villages in Kottayam district
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