About Kurayur Village

Kurayur is one of the larger villages in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,362, made up of 2,731 males and 2,631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1544.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurayur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurayur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Thirumangalam
Pincode	625701
Area (hectares)	1544.73 hectares
Population	5,362
Male Population	2,731
Female Population	2,631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurayur compares

By the 2011 count Kurayur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 1544.73 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 988.

Getting to Kurayur

Kurayur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurayur 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 Kurayur from other places

Kurayur lies about 27 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kalligudi, about 5.4 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 Kurayur
Nearest railway station	Kalligudi	5.4 km
Nearest town	Virudunagar	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thirumangalam	15 km
District headquarters	Madurai	27 km

Villages closest to Kurayur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurayur village had a population of 5,362. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Kurayur village has 2,731 males and 2,631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurayur has about 963 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Kurayur is 625701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurayur covers 1544.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurayur falls under Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kurayur is Kalligudi, about 5.4 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 Kurayur.

Kurayur is about 27 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurayur is in Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district. Kalligudi is about 5.4 km away. Virudunagar is about 14 km away. Thirumangalam is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.