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About Peyanur Village

Peyanur is a small village in Uthangarai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 272 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peyanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peyanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Uthangarai
Pincode 635207
Area (hectares) 111.23 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 272
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Peyanur compares

By the 2011 count Peyanur is the 127th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 111.23 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Peyanur

Peyanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Peyanur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Peyanur from other places

Peyanur lies about 28 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Marandahalli, about 8.4 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 Peyanur
Nearest railway station Marandahalli 8.4 km
Nearest town Pālakkodu 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Uthangarai 28 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 28 km

Villages closest to Peyanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peyanur village had a population of 494. That makes it the 127th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Peyanur village has 272 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peyanur has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Peyanur is 635207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peyanur covers 111.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peyanur falls under Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Peyanur is Marandahalli, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Peyanur.

Peyanur is about 28 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peyanur is in Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Marandahalli is about 8.4 km away. Pālakkodu is about 19 km away. Uthangarai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puliyanur (4.2 km), Kondampatti (8.6 km) and Moondrampatti (8.6 km).

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

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