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About Thaiyur Village

Thaiyur is one of the larger villages in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,675, made up of 5,323 males and 5,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3170.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Chengalpattu
Pincode 603103
Area (hectares) 3170.59 hectares
Population 10,675
Male Population 5,323
Female Population 5,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 37 km distance

How Thaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Thaiyur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 3170.59 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Thaiyur

Thaiyur 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 Thaiyur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 37 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thaiyur from other places

Thaiyur lies about 54 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Sholinganallur Metro, about 15 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 Thaiyur
Nearest town Sholinganallur 14 km
Nearest railway station Sholinganallur Metro 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengalpattu 25 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 54 km

Villages closest to Thaiyur

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 Thaiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Thaiyur village had a population of 10,675. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Thaiyur village has 5,323 males and 5,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thaiyur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Thaiyur is 603103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thaiyur covers 3170.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thaiyur is Sholinganallur Metro, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 37 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Thaiyur.

Thaiyur is about 54 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thaiyur is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Sholinganallur is about 14 km away. Sholinganallur Metro is about 15 km away. Chengalpattu is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thaiyur R F (under 2 km), Kelambakkam (3.1 km) and Sengadu (3.2 km).

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

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