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About Adiyur Village

Adiyur is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,238, made up of 657 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606203
Area (hectares) 420.47 hectares
Population 1,238
Male Population 657
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adiyur compares

By the 2011 count Adiyur is the 115th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 420.47 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Adiyur

Adiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Adiyur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Adiyur from other places

Adiyur lies about 72 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Kuttakudi, about 3.0 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 Adiyur
Nearest railway station Kuttakudi 3.0 km
Nearest town Tittagudi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 23 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 72 km

Villages closest to Adiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adiyur village had a population of 1,238. That makes it the 115th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Adiyur village has 657 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adiyur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Adiyur is 606203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adiyur covers 420.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adiyur falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Adiyur is Kuttakudi, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance for Adiyur.

Adiyur is about 72 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adiyur is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kuttakudi is about 3.0 km away. Tittagudi is about 20 km away. Virudhachalam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kattumayilur (2.4 km), Kattumayilur R F (2.4 km) and Melakurichi (3.1 km).

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

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