About Kariyanur Village

Kariyanur is a large village in Veppanthattai tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,837, made up of 1,811 males and 2,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1429.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariyanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariyanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Perambalur
Tehsil	Veppanthattai
Pincode	621117
Area (hectares)	1429.16 hectares
Population	3,837
Male Population	1,811
Female Population	2,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,119
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariyanur compares

By the 2011 count Kariyanur is the 11th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,612 residents. Its 1429.16 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kariyanur

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

Kariyanur lies about 28 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Chinna Salem, 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 Kariyanur
Nearest railway station	Chinna Salem	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Veppanthattai	28 km
District headquarters	Perambalur	28 km

Villages closest to Kariyanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariyanur village had a population of 3,837. That makes it the 11th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,612 residents.

Kariyanur village has 1,811 males and 2,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariyanur has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kariyanur is 621117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariyanur covers 1429.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariyanur falls under Veppanthattai tehsil of Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kariyanur is Chinna Salem, 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 Kariyanur.

Kariyanur is about 28 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariyanur is in Veppanthattai tehsil of Perambalur district. Chinna Salem is about 16 km away. Veppanthattai is about 28 km away. Perambalur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.