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About Thiruindalur Village

Thiruindalur is one of the larger villages in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,393, made up of 3,171 males and 3,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 612.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thiruindalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thiruindalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Mayiladuthurai
Pincode 609203
Area (hectares) 612.71 hectares
Population 6,393
Male Population 3,171
Female Population 3,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thiruindalur compares

By the 2011 count Thiruindalur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 612.71 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Thiruindalur

Thiruindalur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Thiruindalur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thiruindalur from other places

Thiruindalur lies about 44 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Nidur, about 2.0 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 Thiruindalur
Tehsil headquarters Mayiladuthurai under 2 km
Nearest railway station Nidur 2.0 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 44 km

Villages closest to Thiruindalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thiruindalur village had a population of 6,393. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Thiruindalur village has 3,171 males and 3,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thiruindalur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Thiruindalur is 609203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thiruindalur covers 612.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thiruindalur falls under Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thiruindalur is Nidur, about 2.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Thiruindalur.

Thiruindalur is about 44 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thiruindalur is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Mayiladuthurai is about under 2 km away. Nidur is about 2.0 km away. Nagapattinam is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mayiladuthurai (under 2 km), Dharmadanapuram (1.6 km) and Vellalar Agaram (2.3 km).

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

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