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About Karaiyappalaiyur Village

Karaiyappalaiyur is a mid sized village in Kodavasal tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 604 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaiyappalaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaiyappalaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Kodavasal
Pincode 612603
Area (hectares) 409.22 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 604
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karaiyappalaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Karaiyappalaiyur is the 72nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents. Its 409.22 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Karaiyappalaiyur

Karaiyappalaiyur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karaiyappalaiyur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karaiyappalaiyur from other places

Karaiyappalaiyur lies about 15 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Koradacheri, about 4.5 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 Karaiyappalaiyur
Nearest railway station Koradacheri 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kodavasal 6.4 km
Nearest town Koothanallur 10 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 15 km

Villages closest to Karaiyappalaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaiyappalaiyur village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents.

Karaiyappalaiyur village has 604 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaiyappalaiyur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Karaiyappalaiyur is 612603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaiyappalaiyur covers 409.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karaiyappalaiyur falls under Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karaiyappalaiyur is Koradacheri, about 4.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karaiyappalaiyur.

Karaiyappalaiyur is about 15 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaiyappalaiyur is in Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Koradacheri is about 4.5 km away. Kodavasal is about 6.4 km away. Koothanallur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arpar (under 2 km), Keelapalaiyur (under 2 km) and Neikuppai (2.3 km).

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

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