| Kurichi | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of the town in Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 11.7275°N 78.4106°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Salem |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name3: | Vazhapadi |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.91 |
| Population Total: | 8,043 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Kurichi is a village in the Vazhapadi taluk of Salem district, in Tamil Nadu, India.
Kurichi is within Vazhapadi taluk, which is in the central part of Salem district. It covers 17.91km2 of land in the eastern part of the taluk, north of Belur and south of the Kalrayan Hills, near the border with Peddanayakkan Palayam taluk. It is located 8km (05miles) north of Vazhapadi, the taluk headquarters, 29km (18miles) northeast of Salem, the district headquarters, and 250km (160miles) southwest of the state capital of Chennai. Kurichi is within the drainage basin of the Vellar River, and the Anaimuduvu River, a tributary of the Vellar, flows past the village during the wet season.[1]
In 2011 Kurichi had a population of 8,043 people living in 2,120 households. 4,091 (50.9%) of the inhabitants were male, while 3,952 (49.1%) were female. 841 children in the town, about 10.5% of the population, were at or below the age of 6. The literacy rate in the town was 62.7%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for about 11% and 0.3% of the population, respectively.[2]