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About Kizhaiyur Village

Kizhaiyur is a large village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,600, made up of 2,307 males and 2,293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kizhaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kizhaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Tharangambadi
Pincode 609304
Area (hectares) 607.46 hectares
Population 4,600
Male Population 2,307
Female Population 2,293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kizhaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Kizhaiyur is the 8th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 607.46 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Kizhaiyur

Kizhaiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kizhaiyur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kizhaiyur from other places

Kizhaiyur lies about 43 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Vithisvarankol, about 16 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 Kizhaiyur
Tehsil headquarters Tharangambadi 13 km
Nearest railway station Vithisvarankol 16 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 43 km

Villages closest to Kizhaiyur

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 Kizhaiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kizhaiyur village had a population of 4,600. That makes it the 8th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Kizhaiyur village has 2,307 males and 2,293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kizhaiyur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Kizhaiyur is 609304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kizhaiyur covers 607.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kizhaiyur is Vithisvarankol, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kizhaiyur.

Kizhaiyur is about 43 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kizhaiyur is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Tharangambadi is about 13 km away. Vithisvarankol is about 16 km away. Nagapattinam is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kizhaperumpallam (2.7 km), Melaiyur (3.0 km) and Melaperumpallam (3.9 km).

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

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