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About Suraikkayur Village

Suraikkayur is a mid sized village in Kodavasal tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,857, made up of 917 males and 940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suraikkayur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suraikkayur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Kodavasal
Pincode 612203
Area (hectares) 314 hectares
Population 1,857
Male Population 917
Female Population 940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Suraikkayur compares

By the 2011 count Suraikkayur is the 38th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Suraikkayur

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

Suraikkayur lies about 22 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 5.5 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 Suraikkayur
Nearest railway station Peralam Junction 5.5 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kodavasal 19 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 22 km

Villages closest to Suraikkayur

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 Suraikkayur

As per the Census of India 2011, Suraikkayur village had a population of 1,857. That makes it the 38th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents.

Suraikkayur village has 917 males and 940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suraikkayur has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Suraikkayur is 612203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suraikkayur covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Suraikkayur is Peralam Junction, about 5.5 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 village for Suraikkayur.

Suraikkayur is about 22 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suraikkayur is in Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Peralam Junction is about 5.5 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 Thiruppanburam (under 2 km), Killiyur (2.0 km) and Vilagam (3.8 km).

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

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