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About Kozhaiyur Village

Kozhaiyur is a mid sized village in Kuthalam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,668, made up of 818 males and 850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kozhaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kozhaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kuthalam
Pincode 609805
Area (hectares) 277.09 hectares
Population 1,668
Male Population 818
Female Population 850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kozhaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Kozhaiyur is the 31st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 277.09 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kozhaiyur

Kozhaiyur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kozhaiyur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kozhaiyur from other places

Kozhaiyur lies about 46 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Anandtandavpur, about 2.6 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 Kozhaiyur
Nearest railway station Anandtandavpur 2.6 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuthalam 15 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 46 km

Villages closest to Kozhaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kozhaiyur village had a population of 1,668. That makes it the 31st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Kozhaiyur village has 818 males and 850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kozhaiyur has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kozhaiyur is 609805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kozhaiyur covers 277.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kozhaiyur falls under Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kozhaiyur is Anandtandavpur, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kozhaiyur.

Kozhaiyur is about 46 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kozhaiyur is in Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Anandtandavpur is about 2.6 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 5.3 km away. Kuthalam is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vanadirajapuram (11 km), Thirunelkondacheri (12 km) and Valuvur (12 km).

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

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