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About Karaiyur Village

Karaiyur is a mid sized village in Tittakudi tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 830, made up of 414 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Tittakudi
Pincode 606105
Area (hectares) 226.38 hectares
Population 830
Male Population 414
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Karaiyur is the 107th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents. Its 226.38 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Karaiyur

Karaiyur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karaiyur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karaiyur from other places

Karaiyur lies about 9.0 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Varakalpattu, about 5.3 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 Karaiyur
Nearest railway station Varakalpattu 5.3 km
Nearest town Nellikkuppam 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Tittakudi 9.0 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 9.0 km

Villages closest to Karaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaiyur village had a population of 830. That makes it the 107th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents.

Karaiyur village has 414 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaiyur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Karaiyur is 606105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaiyur covers 226.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karaiyur falls under Tittakudi tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karaiyur is Varakalpattu, about 5.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karaiyur.

Karaiyur is about 9.0 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaiyur is in Tittakudi tehsil of Cuddalore district. Varakalpattu is about 5.3 km away. Nellikkuppam is about 6.0 km away. Tittakudi is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arangur (4.6 km), Kil Orathur (5.3 km) and Konur (5.6 km).

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

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