About Virisur Village

Virisur is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 450 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virisur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virisur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Devakottai
Pincode	630408
Area (hectares)	473.44 hectares
Population	860
Male Population	450
Female Population	410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Virisur compares

By the 2011 count Virisur is the 49th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 473.44 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Virisur

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

Virisur lies about 35 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 24 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 Virisur
Tehsil headquarters	Devakottai	16 km
Nearest railway station	Kallal	24 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	35 km

Villages closest to Virisur

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 Virisur

As per the Census of India 2011, Virisur village had a population of 860. That makes it the 49th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Virisur village has 450 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virisur has about 911 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 Virisur is 630408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virisur covers 473.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Virisur is Kallal, about 24 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 Virisur.

Virisur is about 35 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virisur is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 16 km away. Kallal is about 24 km away. Sivaganga is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.