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About Mattapirayur Village

Mattapirayur is a mid sized village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,258, made up of 641 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606903, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mattapirayur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mattapirayur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 606903
Area (hectares) 312.39 hectares
Population 1,258
Male Population 641
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Mattapirayur compares

By the 2011 count Mattapirayur is the 123rd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 312.39 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 996.

Getting to Mattapirayur

Mattapirayur 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 Mattapirayur 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mattapirayur from other places

Mattapirayur lies about 33 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Polur, about 8.0 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 Mattapirayur
Nearest railway station Polur 8.0 km
Nearest town Polūr 8.7 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 33 km

Villages closest to Mattapirayur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mattapirayur village had a population of 1,258. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Mattapirayur village has 641 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mattapirayur has about 963 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Mattapirayur is 606903. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mattapirayur covers 312.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mattapirayur falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mattapirayur is Polur, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

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

Mattapirayur is about 33 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mattapirayur is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Polur is about 8.0 km away. Polūr is about 8.7 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Otteri (under 2 km), Alliyalamangalam (under 2 km) and Alliyalamangalam R F (under 2 km).

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

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