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About Thindiyur Village

Thindiyur is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,078, made up of 532 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thindiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thindiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625107
Area (hectares) 189.25 hectares
Population 1,078
Male Population 532
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thindiyur compares

By the 2011 count Thindiyur is the 55th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 189.25 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Thindiyur

Thindiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thindiyur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thindiyur from other places

Thindiyur lies about 9.8 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 7.8 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 Thindiyur
Nearest town Vandiyūr 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Silaiman 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 9.8 km
District headquarters Madurai 9.8 km

Villages closest to Thindiyur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Thindiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Thindiyur village had a population of 1,078. That makes it the 55th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Thindiyur village has 532 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thindiyur has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Thindiyur is 625107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thindiyur covers 189.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thindiyur falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thindiyur is Silaiman, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Thindiyur is about 9.8 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thindiyur is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Vandiyūr is about 5.9 km away. Silaiman is about 7.8 km away. Madurai North is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mailangundu (under 2 km), Kalikappan (under 2 km) and Veerapanjan (1.6 km).

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

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