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About Unniyur Village

Unniyur is a large village in Thottiyam tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,460, made up of 1,218 males and 1,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Unniyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Unniyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Thottiyam
Pincode 621207
Area (hectares) 598.84 hectares
Population 2,460
Male Population 1,218
Female Population 1,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Unniyur compares

By the 2011 count Unniyur is the 20th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,047 residents. Its 598.84 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 1010.

Getting to Unniyur

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

How far is Unniyur from other places

Unniyur lies about 60 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Virarakkiyam, about 7.1 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 Unniyur
Nearest railway station Virarakkiyam 7.1 km
Nearest town Senapparetti 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Thottiyam 17 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 60 km

Villages closest to Unniyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Unniyur village had a population of 2,460. That makes it the 20th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,047 residents.

Unniyur village has 1,218 males and 1,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Unniyur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Unniyur is 621207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Unniyur covers 598.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Unniyur falls under Thottiyam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Unniyur is Virarakkiyam, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Unniyur.

Unniyur is about 60 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Unniyur is in Thottiyam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Virarakkiyam is about 7.1 km away. Senapparetti is about 8.2 km away. Thottiyam is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Periapallipalayam (under 2 km), Chinnapallipalayam (3.2 km) and Kattuputtur (4.7 km).

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

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