About Athiyur Village

Athiyur is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 350 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Maduranthakam
Pincode	603111
Area (hectares)	173.26 hectares
Population	681
Male Population	350
Female Population	331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 12 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 12 km distance

How Athiyur compares

By the 2011 count Athiyur is the 122nd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 173.26 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Athiyur

Athiyur 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 Athiyur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 12 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athiyur from other places

Athiyur lies about 30 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Reddipalayam, about 5.7 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 Athiyur
Nearest town	Chengalpattu	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Reddipalayam	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maduranthakam	30 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	30 km

Villages closest to Athiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athiyur village had a population of 681. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Athiyur village has 350 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athiyur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Athiyur is 603111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athiyur covers 173.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athiyur falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Athiyur is Reddipalayam, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 12 km distance for Athiyur.

Athiyur is about 30 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athiyur is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Chengalpattu is about 5.3 km away. Reddipalayam is about 5.7 km away. Maduranthakam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.