About Tirukostiyur Village

Tirukostiyur is a large village in Tirupathur tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,074, made up of 1,050 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 726.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tirukostiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tirukostiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Tirupathur
Pincode	630210
Area (hectares)	726.84 hectares
Population	2,074
Male Population	1,050
Female Population	1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tirukostiyur compares

By the 2011 count Tirukostiyur is the 50th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents. Its 726.84 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 993.

Getting to Tirukostiyur

Tirukostiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tirukostiyur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Tirukostiyur from other places

Tirukostiyur lies about 25 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 15 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 Tirukostiyur
Nearest railway station	Kallal	15 km
Nearest town	Sankarapatti	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tirupathur	25 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	25 km

Villages closest to Tirukostiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tirukostiyur village had a population of 2,074. That makes it the 50th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents.

Tirukostiyur village has 1,050 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tirukostiyur has about 975 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Tirukostiyur is 630210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tirukostiyur covers 726.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tirukostiyur falls under Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tirukostiyur is Kallal, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tirukostiyur.

Tirukostiyur is about 25 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tirukostiyur is in Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district. Kallal is about 15 km away. Sankarapatti is about 20 km away. Tirupathur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.