About Meiyur Village

Meiyur is a large village in Tirukalukundram tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,500, made up of 2,311 males and 2,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Tirukalukundram
Pincode	603102
Area (hectares)	330.88 hectares
Population	4,500
Male Population	2,311
Female Population	2,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 18 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 30 km distance

How Meiyur compares

By the 2011 count Meiyur is the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 330.88 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Meiyur

Meiyur 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 Meiyur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 18 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 Meiyur from other places

Meiyur lies about 25 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Palur, about 12 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 Meiyur
Nearest railway station	Palur	12 km
Nearest town	Chengalpattu	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tirukalukundram	25 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	25 km

Villages closest to Meiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meiyur village had a population of 4,500. That makes it the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Meiyur village has 2,311 males and 2,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meiyur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Meiyur is 603102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meiyur covers 330.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meiyur falls under Tirukalukundram tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Meiyur is Palur, about 12 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 18 km distance for Meiyur.

Meiyur is about 25 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meiyur is in Tirukalukundram tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Palur is about 12 km away. Chengalpattu is about 13 km away. Tirukalukundram is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.