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About Idaiyar Village

Idaiyar is a mid sized village in Aranthangi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 269 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614616, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Idaiyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Idaiyar village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Aranthangi
Pincode 614616
Area (hectares) 284.09 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 269
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Idaiyar compares

By the 2011 count Idaiyar is the 59th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 284.09 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Idaiyar

Idaiyar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Idaiyar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Idaiyar from other places

Idaiyar lies about 30 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Arantangi, about 4.0 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 Idaiyar
Nearest town Arantāngi 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Arantangi 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Aranthangi 30 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 30 km

Villages closest to Idaiyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Idaiyar village had a population of 572. That makes it the 59th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Idaiyar village has 269 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Idaiyar has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Idaiyar is 614616. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Idaiyar covers 284.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Idaiyar falls under Aranthangi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Idaiyar is Arantangi, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Idaiyar.

Idaiyar is about 30 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Idaiyar is in Aranthangi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Arantāngi is about 3.0 km away. Arantangi is about 4.0 km away. Aranthangi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Subramanyapuram (under 2 km), Puduvakkottai (1.7 km) and Urvani (2.8 km).

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

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