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About Thorayur Village

Thorayur is a mid sized village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 255 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 627.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thorayur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thorayur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642007
Area (hectares) 627.25 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 255
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thorayur compares

By the 2011 count Thorayur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 627.25 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Thorayur

Thorayur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thorayur 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 Thorayur from other places

Thorayur lies about 50 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Pollachi Junction, about 11 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 Thorayur
Nearest town Kottur 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Pollachi Junction 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 12 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 50 km

Villages closest to Thorayur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thorayur village had a population of 510. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Thorayur village has 255 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thorayur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Thorayur is 642007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thorayur covers 627.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thorayur falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thorayur is Pollachi Junction, about 11 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 Thorayur.

Thorayur is about 50 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thorayur is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Kottur is about 4.5 km away. Pollachi Junction is about 11 km away. Pollachi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kariyanchettipalayam (1.6 km), Kambalapatti (2.2 km) and Pillchinnampalayam (3.2 km).

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

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