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About Paiyur Village

Paiyur is a mid sized village in Tirupathur tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 388 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Tirupathur
Pincode 630203
Area (hectares) 568.12 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 388
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paiyur compares

By the 2011 count Paiyur is the 86th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents. Its 568.12 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Paiyur

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

Paiyur lies about 3.6 km from Tirupathur, and the nearest railway station is Sivaganga, about 1.6 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 Paiyur
Nearest railway station Sivaganga 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirupathur 3.6 km

Villages closest to Paiyur

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.

Common questions about Paiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paiyur village had a population of 774. That makes it the 86th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents.

Paiyur village has 388 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paiyur has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Paiyur is 630203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paiyur covers 568.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Paiyur is Sivaganga, about 1.6 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 Paiyur.

Paiyur is about 3.6 km from Tirupathur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paiyur is in Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district. Sivaganga is about 1.6 km away. Tirupathur is about 3.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are S Pudur (2.4 km), A Kalappur (3.6 km) and A Melaiyur (3.6 km).

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

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