About Kalayur Village

Kalayur is a mid sized village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,406, made up of 712 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalayur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalayur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Tehsil	Paramakudi
Pincode	623712
Area (hectares)	885.3 hectares
Population	1,406
Male Population	712
Female Population	694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalayur compares

By the 2011 count Kalayur is the 47th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 885.3 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kalayur

Kalayur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalayur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kalayur from other places

Kalayur lies about 26 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 8.1 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 Kalayur
Nearest railway station	Paramakkudi	8.1 km
Nearest town	Paramagudi	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Paramakudi	26 km
District headquarters	Ramanathapuram	26 km

Villages closest to Kalayur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalayur village had a population of 1,406. That makes it the 47th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Kalayur village has 712 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalayur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kalayur is 623712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalayur covers 885.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalayur falls under Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalayur is Paramakkudi, about 8.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kalayur.

Kalayur is about 26 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalayur is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Paramakkudi is about 8.1 km away. Paramagudi is about 8.9 km away. Paramakudi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.