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About Killiyur Village

Killiyur is a mid sized village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 716 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Killiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Killiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Tharangambadi
Pincode 609311
Area (hectares) 286.39 hectares
Population 1,424
Male Population 716
Female Population 708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Killiyur compares

By the 2011 count Killiyur is the 53rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 286.39 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Killiyur

Killiyur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Killiyur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Killiyur from other places

Killiyur lies about 35 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Anandtandavpur, about 15 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 Killiyur
Tehsil headquarters Tharangambadi 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Anandtandavpur 15 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 35 km

Villages closest to Killiyur

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.

Common questions about Killiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Killiyur village had a population of 1,424. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Killiyur village has 716 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Killiyur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Killiyur is 609311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Killiyur covers 286.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Killiyur is Anandtandavpur, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Killiyur.

Killiyur is about 35 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Killiyur is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Tharangambadi is about 9.8 km away. Anandtandavpur is about 15 km away. Nagapattinam is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudalur (2.1 km), Naduvasal (2.8 km) and Mukkarumbur (3.1 km).

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

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