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About Athiyur Village

Athiyur is a mid sized village in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,563, made up of 777 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Sirkali
Pincode 609116
Area (hectares) 343.05 hectares
Population 1,563
Male Population 777
Female Population 786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Athiyur compares

By the 2011 count Athiyur is the 71st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 343.05 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Athiyur

Athiyur 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 Athiyur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Athiyur from other places

Athiyur lies about 57 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Railway station, about 3.1 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 Athiyur
Nearest railway station Railway station 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirkali 4.1 km
Nearest town Sīrkāzhi 4.1 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 57 km

Villages closest to Athiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athiyur village had a population of 1,563. That makes it the 71st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Athiyur village has 777 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athiyur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Athiyur is 609116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athiyur covers 343.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athiyur falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Athiyur is Railway station, about 3.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Athiyur.

Athiyur is about 57 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athiyur is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Railway station is about 3.1 km away. Sirkali is about 4.1 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Olayampudur (under 2 km), Agani (1.9 km) and Arasur (2.5 km).

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

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