About Tangayur Village

Tangayur is one of the larger villages in Edappadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,245, made up of 2,767 males and 2,478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1969.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangayur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangayur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Edappadi
Pincode	637102
Area (hectares)	1969.09 hectares
Population	5,245
Male Population	2,767
Female Population	2,478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tangayur compares

By the 2011 count Tangayur is the 14th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 7,508 residents. Its 1969.09 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Tangayur

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

Tangayur lies about 32 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mavelipalaiyam, about 5.2 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 Tangayur
Nearest railway station	Mavelipalaiyam	5.2 km
Nearest town	Sankagiri	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Edappadi	8.5 km
District headquarters	Salem	32 km

Villages closest to Tangayur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangayur village had a population of 5,245. That makes it the 14th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,508 residents.

Tangayur village has 2,767 males and 2,478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangayur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Tangayur is 637102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangayur covers 1969.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tangayur falls under Edappadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tangayur is Mavelipalaiyam, about 5.2 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 Tangayur.

Tangayur is about 32 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangayur is in Edappadi tehsil of Salem district. Mavelipalaiyam is about 5.2 km away. Sankagiri is about 6.3 km away. Edappadi is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.