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About Kandiyur Village

Kandiyur is a large village in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,780, made up of 2,323 males and 2,457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Thiruvaiyaru
Pincode 613202
Area (hectares) 300.71 hectares
Population 4,780
Male Population 2,323
Female Population 2,457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandiyur compares

By the 2011 count Kandiyur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 300.71 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Kandiyur

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

Kandiyur lies about 9.1 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Titte, about 8.4 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 Kandiyur
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvaiyaru 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Titte 8.4 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 9.1 km

Villages closest to Kandiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandiyur village had a population of 4,780. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Kandiyur village has 2,323 males and 2,457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandiyur has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Kandiyur is 613202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandiyur covers 300.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kandiyur falls under Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kandiyur is Titte, about 8.4 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 Kandiyur.

Kandiyur is about 9.1 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandiyur is in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district. Thiruvaiyaru is about 2.6 km away. Titte is about 8.4 km away. Thanjavur is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Avikkarai (under 2 km), Kalayanapuram (under 2 km) and Kalayanapuram I Sethi (under 2 km).

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

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