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About Thuraiyur Village

Thuraiyur is a small village in Peravurani tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 105 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,210 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thuraiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thuraiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Peravurani
Pincode 614802
Area (hectares) 147.35 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 105
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,210
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thuraiyur compares

By the 2011 count Thuraiyur is the 67th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents. Its 147.35 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Thuraiyur

Thuraiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thuraiyur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thuraiyur from other places

Thuraiyur lies about 70 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Valaramanikkam, about 7.3 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 Thuraiyur
Nearest railway station Valaramanikkam 7.3 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Peravurani 32 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 70 km

Villages closest to Thuraiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thuraiyur village had a population of 232. That makes it the 67th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents.

Thuraiyur village has 105 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thuraiyur has about 1210 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Thuraiyur is 614802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thuraiyur covers 147.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thuraiyur falls under Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thuraiyur is Valaramanikkam, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Thuraiyur.

Thuraiyur is about 70 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thuraiyur is in Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district. Valaramanikkam is about 7.3 km away. Arantāngi is about 8.2 km away. Peravurani is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maduvakurichi West (7.9 km), Mavadukurichi East (7.9 km) and Panangulam (18 km).

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

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