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About Duraiyoor Village

Duraiyoor is a large village in Kovilpatti tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,186, made up of 1,083 males and 1,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1092.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628720, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duraiyoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duraiyoor village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Kovilpatti
Pincode 628720
Area (hectares) 1092.29 hectares
Population 2,186
Male Population 1,083
Female Population 1,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duraiyoor compares

By the 2011 count Duraiyoor is the 21st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents. Its 1092.29 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Duraiyoor

Duraiyoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Duraiyoor 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. The nearest villages by name are Ayyanaruthu, Ayyaneri, Chettikurichi and Chidambarampatti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Duraiyoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Duraiyoor village had a population of 2,186. That makes it the 21st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents.

Duraiyoor village has 1,083 males and 1,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duraiyoor has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Duraiyoor is 628720. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duraiyoor covers 1092.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duraiyoor falls under Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Duraiyoor notes the nearest railway station 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 Duraiyoor.

Duraiyoor is in Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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