About Vilathur Village

Vilathur is a small village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 184 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vilathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vilathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Madurai North
Pincode	625020
Area (hectares)	152.76 hectares
Population	344
Male Population	184
Female Population	160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vilathur compares

By the 2011 count Vilathur is the 100th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 152.76 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 983.

Getting to Vilathur

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

How far is Vilathur from other places

Vilathur lies about 10 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 5.9 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 Vilathur
Nearest railway station	Silaiman	5.9 km
Nearest town	Vandiyūr	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madurai North	10 km
District headquarters	Madurai	10 km

Villages closest to Vilathur

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.

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Common questions about Vilathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vilathur village had a population of 344. That makes it the 100th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Vilathur village has 184 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vilathur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Vilathur is 625020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vilathur covers 152.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vilathur is Silaiman, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Vilathur.

Vilathur is about 10 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vilathur is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Silaiman is about 5.9 km away. Vandiyūr is about 5.9 km away. Madurai North is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.