About Kilayur Village

Kilayur is a large village in Alangudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,051, made up of 986 males and 1,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilayur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilayur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukkottai
Tehsil	Alangudi
Pincode	622201
Area (hectares)	547.95 hectares
Population	2,051
Male Population	986
Female Population	1,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilayur compares

By the 2011 count Kilayur is the 28th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 547.95 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kilayur

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

Kilayur lies about 18 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Arantangi, 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 Kilayur
Tehsil headquarters	Alangudi	11 km
Nearest town	Arantāngi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Arantangi	13 km
District headquarters	Pudukkottai	18 km

Villages closest to Kilayur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilayur village had a population of 2,051. That makes it the 28th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Kilayur village has 986 males and 1,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilayur has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Kilayur is 622201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilayur covers 547.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kilayur falls under Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kilayur is Arantangi, 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 village for Kilayur.

Kilayur is about 18 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilayur is in Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Alangudi is about 11 km away. Arantāngi is about 12 km away. Arantangi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.