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About Nilaiyur Village

Nilaiyur is a mid sized village in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,789, made up of 896 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai South
Pincode 625008
Area (hectares) 771.09 hectares
Population 1,789
Male Population 896
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nilaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Nilaiyur is the 22nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 771.09 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Nilaiyur

Nilaiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nilaiyur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Nilaiyur from other places

Nilaiyur lies about 9.5 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Tiruparankundram, about 2.5 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 Nilaiyur
Nearest railway station Tiruparankundram 2.5 km
Nearest town Tirupparangunram 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai South 9.5 km
District headquarters Madurai 9.5 km

Villages closest to Nilaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilaiyur village had a population of 1,789. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Nilaiyur village has 896 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilaiyur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Nilaiyur is 625008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilaiyur covers 771.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nilaiyur falls under Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nilaiyur is Tiruparankundram, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance for Nilaiyur.

Nilaiyur is about 9.5 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilaiyur is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Tiruparankundram is about 2.5 km away. Tirupparangunram is about 3.1 km away. Madurai South is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soorakkulam (2.3 km), Valanendal (2.4 km) and Tirupparankundram (3.1 km).

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

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