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About Theyyar Village

Theyyar is a large village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,397, made up of 1,691 males and 1,706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1335.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Theyyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Theyyar village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604406
Area (hectares) 1335.55 hectares
Population 3,397
Male Population 1,691
Female Population 1,706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 30 km distance

How Theyyar compares

By the 2011 count Theyyar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 1335.55 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 999.

Getting to Theyyar

Theyyar 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 Theyyar 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 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Theyyar from other places

Theyyar lies about 70 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Kanchipuram East, about 28 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 Theyyar
Nearest town Cheyyar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 18 km
Nearest railway station Kanchipuram East 28 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 70 km

Villages closest to Theyyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Theyyar village had a population of 3,397. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Theyyar village has 1,691 males and 1,706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Theyyar has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Theyyar is 604406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Theyyar covers 1335.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Theyyar falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Theyyar is Kanchipuram East, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

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

Theyyar is about 70 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Theyyar is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Cheyyar is about under 2 km away. Vandavasi is about 18 km away. Kanchipuram East is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kovalaivedu (11 km), Ayalavadi (12 km) and Settupattu (12 km).

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

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