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About Killiyur Village

Killiyur is a mid sized village in Kodavasal tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,008, made up of 493 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Killiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Killiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Kodavasal
Pincode 609405
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 1,008
Male Population 493
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Killiyur compares

By the 2011 count Killiyur is the 81st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Killiyur

Killiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Killiyur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Killiyur from other places

Killiyur lies about 21 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 3.8 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 Killiyur
Nearest railway station Peralam Junction 3.8 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kodavasal 19 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 21 km

Villages closest to Killiyur

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 Killiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Killiyur village had a population of 1,008. That makes it the 81st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents.

Killiyur village has 493 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Killiyur has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Killiyur is 609405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Killiyur covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Killiyur is Peralam Junction, about 3.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Killiyur.

Killiyur is about 21 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Killiyur is in Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Peralam Junction is about 3.8 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 16 km away. Kodavasal is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suraikkayur (2.0 km), Thiruppanburam (2.4 km) and Vilagam (4.5 km).

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

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