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About Viralur Village

Viralur is a large village in Iluppur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,090, made up of 1,987 males and 2,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1150.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Viralur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Viralur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Iluppur
Pincode 621316
Area (hectares) 1150.41 hectares
Population 4,090
Male Population 1,987
Female Population 2,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Viralur compares

By the 2011 count Viralur is the 9th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents. Its 1150.41 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Viralur

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

Viralur lies about 39 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Samudram, about 8.8 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 Viralur
Nearest railway station Samudram 8.8 km
Nearest town Manapparai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Iluppur 13 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 39 km

Villages closest to Viralur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Viralur village had a population of 4,090. That makes it the 9th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents.

Viralur village has 1,987 males and 2,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Viralur has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Viralur is 621316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Viralur covers 1150.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Viralur falls under Iluppur tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Viralur is Samudram, about 8.8 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 Viralur.

Viralur is about 39 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Viralur is in Iluppur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Samudram is about 8.8 km away. Manapparai is about 12 km away. Iluppur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vanadirayanpatti (under 2 km), Viralimalai (2.5 km) and Tennanbadi (2.9 km).

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

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