About Kayar Village

Kayar is a large village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,316, made up of 1,664 males and 1,652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1976.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kayar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kayar village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Chengalpattu
Pincode	603110
Area (hectares)	1976.3 hectares
Population	3,316
Male Population	1,664
Female Population	1,652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 27 km distance

How Kayar compares

By the 2011 count Kayar is the 22nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 1976.3 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kayar

Kayar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kayar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 27 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kayar from other places

Kayar lies about 49 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Guduvancheri, about 13 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 Kayar
Nearest town	Unamaucheri	11 km
Nearest railway station	Guduvancheri	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengalpattu	20 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	49 km

Villages closest to Kayar

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

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Common questions about Kayar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kayar village had a population of 3,316. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Kayar village has 1,664 males and 1,652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kayar has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kayar is 603110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kayar covers 1976.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kayar falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kayar is Guduvancheri, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 27 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10 km distance for Kayar.

Kayar is about 49 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kayar is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Unamaucheri is about 11 km away. Guduvancheri is about 13 km away. Chengalpattu is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.