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About Malaiyur Village

Malaiyur is a large village in Karambakudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,675, made up of 2,373 males and 2,302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1117.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Karambakudi
Pincode 622301
Area (hectares) 1117.33 hectares
Population 4,675
Male Population 2,373
Female Population 2,302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Malaiyur is the 5th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents. Its 1117.33 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Malaiyur

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

Malaiyur lies about 74 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Ammapet, about 5.8 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 Malaiyur
Nearest railway station Ammapet 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Karambakudi 7.1 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 16 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 74 km

Villages closest to Malaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malaiyur village had a population of 4,675. That makes it the 5th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents.

Malaiyur village has 2,373 males and 2,302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malaiyur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Malaiyur is 622301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malaiyur covers 1117.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malaiyur falls under Karambakudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Malaiyur is Ammapet, about 5.8 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 Malaiyur.

Malaiyur is about 74 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malaiyur is in Karambakudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Ammapet is about 5.8 km away. Karambakudi is about 7.1 km away. Kumbakonam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pallavarayanpathai (5.0 km), M Therikutheru (6.5 km) and Thirumananjeri (6.5 km).

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

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