About Muppaiyur Village

Muppaiyur is a large village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,562, made up of 1,281 males and 1,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muppaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muppaiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Devakottai
Pincode	623402
Area (hectares)	1201 hectares
Population	2,562
Male Population	1,281
Female Population	1,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Muppaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Muppaiyur is the 9th 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 1201 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Muppaiyur

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

Muppaiyur lies about 38 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 26 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 Muppaiyur
Tehsil headquarters	Devakottai	16 km
Nearest railway station	Kallal	26 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	38 km

Villages closest to Muppaiyur

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 Muppaiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Muppaiyur village had a population of 2,562. That makes it the 9th 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.

Muppaiyur village has 1,281 males and 1,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muppaiyur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Muppaiyur is 623402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muppaiyur covers 1201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Muppaiyur is Kallal, about 26 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 Muppaiyur.

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

Muppaiyur is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 16 km away. Kallal is about 26 km away. Sivaganga is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.