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About Burliyar Village

Burliyar is a large village in Coonoor tehsil, in the district of The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,676, made up of 1,798 males and 1,878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1674.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 643104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burliyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burliyar village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District The Nilgiris
Tehsil Coonoor
Pincode 643104
Area (hectares) 1674.71 hectares
Population 3,676
Male Population 1,798
Female Population 1,878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Burliyar compares

Its 1674.71 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1073.

Getting to Burliyar

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

Burliyar lies about 9.8 km from The Nilgiris, and the nearest railway station is Hill Grove, about under 2 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 Burliyar
Nearest railway station Hill Grove under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Coonoor 6.0 km
District headquarters The Nilgiris 9.8 km

Villages closest to Burliyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burliyar village had a population of 3,676.

Burliyar village has 1,798 males and 1,878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burliyar has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1073.

The pincode recorded for Burliyar is 643104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burliyar covers 1674.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burliyar falls under Coonoor tehsil of The Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Burliyar is Hill Grove, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Burliyar.

Burliyar is about 9.8 km from The Nilgiris in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burliyar is in Coonoor tehsil of The Nilgiris district. Hill Grove is about under 2 km away. Coonoor is about 6.0 km away. The Nilgiris is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yedappalli (5.6 km), Coonoor (6.0 km) and Hubbathala (9.3 km).

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

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