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About Idaiyappatti Village

Idaiyappatti is one of the larger villages in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,388, made up of 2,763 males and 2,625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1816.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Idaiyappatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Idaiyappatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Attur
Pincode 636114
Area (hectares) 1816.84 hectares
Population 5,388
Male Population 2,763
Female Population 2,625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Idaiyappatti compares

By the 2011 count Idaiyappatti is the 14th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 1816.84 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Idaiyappatti

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

Idaiyappatti lies about 38 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Ettapur Road, about 12 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 Idaiyappatti
Nearest railway station Ettapur Road 12 km
Nearest town Narasingapuram 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Attur 21 km
District headquarters Salem 38 km

Villages closest to Idaiyappatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Idaiyappatti village had a population of 5,388. That makes it the 14th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Idaiyappatti village has 2,763 males and 2,625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Idaiyappatti has about 950 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Idaiyappatti is 636114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Idaiyappatti covers 1816.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Idaiyappatti falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Idaiyappatti is Ettapur Road, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Idaiyappatti.

Idaiyappatti is about 38 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Idaiyappatti is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Ettapur Road is about 12 km away. Narasingapuram is about 19 km away. Attur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neyyamalai (4.1 km), Panaimadal (4.2 km) and Tumbal (4.3 km).

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

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