About Sandaiyur Village

Sandaiyur is one of the larger villages in Peraiyur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,616, made up of 2,830 males and 2,786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2275.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandaiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Peraiyur
Pincode	625703
Area (hectares)	2275.23 hectares
Population	5,616
Male Population	2,830
Female Population	2,786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Sandaiyur is the 6th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents. Its 2275.23 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sandaiyur

Sandaiyur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sandaiyur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sandaiyur from other places

Sandaiyur lies about 65 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Sivakasi, about 2.9 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 Sandaiyur
Nearest railway station	Sivakasi	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peraiyur	32 km
District headquarters	Madurai	65 km

Villages closest to Sandaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandaiyur village had a population of 5,616. That makes it the 6th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents.

Sandaiyur village has 2,830 males and 2,786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandaiyur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Sandaiyur is 625703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandaiyur covers 2275.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sandaiyur falls under Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sandaiyur is Sivakasi, about 2.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sandaiyur.

Sandaiyur is about 65 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandaiyur is in Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district. Sivakasi is about 2.9 km away. Peraiyur is about 32 km away. Madurai is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.