About Ilaiyalur Village

Ilaiyalur is one of the larger villages in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,883, made up of 2,696 males and 3,187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ilaiyalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ilaiyalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Tharangambadi
Pincode	609314
Area (hectares)	358.68 hectares
Population	5,883
Male Population	2,696
Female Population	3,187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,182
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ilaiyalur compares

By the 2011 count Ilaiyalur is the 4th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 358.68 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Ilaiyalur

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

Ilaiyalur lies about 38 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Nidur, about 9.4 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 Ilaiyalur
Nearest town	Mayiladuthurai	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Nidur	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tharangambadi	16 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	38 km

Villages closest to Ilaiyalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ilaiyalur village had a population of 5,883. That makes it the 4th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Ilaiyalur village has 2,696 males and 3,187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ilaiyalur has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Ilaiyalur is 609314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ilaiyalur covers 358.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ilaiyalur falls under Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ilaiyalur is Nidur, about 9.4 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 Ilaiyalur.

Ilaiyalur is about 38 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ilaiyalur is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Mayiladuthurai is about 7.2 km away. Nidur is about 9.4 km away. Tharangambadi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.