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About Meyyur Village

Meyyur is a large village in Arani tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,702, made up of 1,366 males and 1,336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meyyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meyyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Arani
Pincode 632317
Area (hectares) 491.44 hectares
Population 2,702
Male Population 1,366
Female Population 1,336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 22 km distance

How Meyyur compares

By the 2011 count Meyyur is the 34th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents. Its 491.44 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Meyyur

Meyyur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Meyyur 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 22 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meyyur from other places

Meyyur lies about 58 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Sedarampattu, about 9.8 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 Meyyur
Tehsil headquarters Arani 4.8 km
Nearest town Arni 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Sedarampattu 9.8 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 58 km

Villages closest to Meyyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meyyur village had a population of 2,702. That makes it the 34th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents.

Meyyur village has 1,366 males and 1,336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meyyur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Meyyur is 632317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meyyur covers 491.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meyyur falls under Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Meyyur is Sedarampattu, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 22 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Meyyur.

Meyyur is about 58 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meyyur is in Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Arani is about 4.8 km away. Arni is about 4.8 km away. Sedarampattu is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adaiyapulam (1.6 km), Rattinamanagalam (2.1 km) and Velleri (2.1 km).

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

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