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About Talanayar Village

Talanayar is a mid sized village in Vedaranyam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,876, made up of 939 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1155.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talanayar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talanayar village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Vedaranyam
Pincode 614712
Area (hectares) 1155.37 hectares
Population 1,876
Male Population 939
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talanayar compares

By the 2011 count Talanayar is the 38th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents. Its 1155.37 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Talanayar

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

Talanayar lies about 24 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kariyappattinam, about 13 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 Talanayar
Nearest railway station Kariyappattinam 13 km
Nearest town Thiruthuraipoondi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Vedaranyam 24 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 24 km

Villages closest to Talanayar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talanayar village had a population of 1,876. That makes it the 38th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents.

Talanayar village has 939 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talanayar has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Talanayar is 614712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talanayar covers 1155.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Talanayar falls under Vedaranyam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Talanayar is Kariyappattinam, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Talanayar.

Talanayar is about 24 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talanayar is in Vedaranyam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kariyappattinam is about 13 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 16 km away. Vedaranyam is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marudur Vadakku (5.2 km), Marudur Therku (7.1 km) and Kovilpathu (7.5 km).

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

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