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About Illalur Village

Illalur is a large village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,446, made up of 1,232 males and 1,214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 979.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Illalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Illalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Chengalpattu
Pincode 603110
Area (hectares) 979.89 hectares
Population 2,446
Male Population 1,232
Female Population 1,214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 30 km distance

How Illalur compares

By the 2011 count Illalur is the 30th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 979.89 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 973.

Getting to Illalur

Illalur 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 Illalur 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 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Illalur from other places

Illalur lies about 51 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Potheri, about 16 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 Illalur
Nearest town Unamaucheri 15 km
Nearest railway station Potheri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengalpattu 20 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 51 km

Villages closest to Illalur

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.

Common questions about Illalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Illalur village had a population of 2,446. That makes it the 30th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Illalur village has 1,232 males and 1,214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Illalur has about 985 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 973.

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

Illalur covers 979.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Illalur is Potheri, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Illalur.

Illalur is about 51 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Illalur is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Unamaucheri is about 15 km away. Potheri is about 16 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.

The closest recorded villages are Illalur Rf (under 2 km), Kattur (1.9 km) and Vembedu (2.3 km).

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

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