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About Meyyapuram Village

Meyyapuram is a mid sized village in Thirumayam tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 807, made up of 418 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meyyapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meyyapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Thirumayam
Pincode 622503
Area (hectares) 323.68 hectares
Population 807
Male Population 418
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Meyyapuram compares

By the 2011 count Meyyapuram is the 45th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents. Its 323.68 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Meyyapuram

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

Meyyapuram lies about 25 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Tirumayam, about 8.9 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 Meyyapuram
Nearest railway station Tirumayam 8.9 km
Nearest town Kāraikkudi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumayam 25 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 25 km

Villages closest to Meyyapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meyyapuram village had a population of 807. That makes it the 45th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents.

Meyyapuram village has 418 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meyyapuram has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Meyyapuram is 622503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meyyapuram covers 323.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meyyapuram falls under Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Meyyapuram is Tirumayam, about 8.9 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 Meyyapuram.

Meyyapuram is about 25 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meyyapuram is in Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Tirumayam is about 8.9 km away. Kāraikkudi is about 16 km away. Thirumayam is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pallivasal (under 2 km), Pillamangalam (2.0 km) and Sirathakudi (2.2 km).

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

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