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About Vaiyur Village

Vaiyur is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,613, made up of 810 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608401
Area (hectares) 276.79 hectares
Population 1,613
Male Population 810
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Vaiyur is the 75th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 276.79 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Vaiyur

Vaiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vaiyur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vaiyur from other places

Vaiyur lies about 47 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vallampadugai, about 4.1 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 Vaiyur
Nearest railway station Vallampadugai 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 6.1 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 47 km

Villages closest to Vaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaiyur village had a population of 1,613. That makes it the 75th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Vaiyur village has 810 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaiyur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Vaiyur is 608401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaiyur covers 276.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vaiyur falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vaiyur is Vallampadugai, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vaiyur.

Vaiyur is about 47 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaiyur is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Vallampadugai is about 4.1 km away. Chidambaram is about 6.1 km away. Cuddalore is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are B Udaiyur (under 2 km), Kattukudalur (under 2 km) and Elanangur (under 2 km).

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

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