About Kandiyur Village

Kandiyur is a large village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,904, made up of 1,490 males and 1,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1296.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Devakottai
Pincode	630303
Area (hectares)	1296.3 hectares
Population	2,904
Male Population	1,490
Female Population	1,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandiyur compares

By the 2011 count Kandiyur is the 7th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 1296.3 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 990.

Getting to Kandiyur

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

Kandiyur lies about 55 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Valaramanikkam, about 22 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 Kandiyur
Tehsil headquarters	Devakottai	17 km
Nearest railway station	Valaramanikkam	22 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	55 km

Villages closest to Kandiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandiyur village had a population of 2,904. That makes it the 7th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Kandiyur village has 1,490 males and 1,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandiyur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kandiyur is 630303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandiyur covers 1296.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandiyur falls under Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kandiyur is Valaramanikkam, about 22 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 Kandiyur.

Kandiyur is about 55 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandiyur is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 17 km away. Valaramanikkam is about 22 km away. Sivaganga is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.