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About Malaiyur Village

Malaiyur is a large village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,222, made up of 1,094 males and 1,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604502
Area (hectares) 571.94 hectares
Population 2,222
Male Population 1,094
Female Population 1,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 35 km distance

How Malaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Malaiyur is the 27th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 571.94 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Malaiyur

Malaiyur 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 Malaiyur 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 35 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malaiyur from other places

Malaiyur lies about 67 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Tozhuppedu, about 29 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 Malaiyur
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 5.8 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Tozhuppedu 29 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 67 km

Villages closest to Malaiyur

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 Malaiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Malaiyur village had a population of 2,222. That makes it the 27th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Malaiyur village has 1,094 males and 1,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malaiyur has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Malaiyur is 604502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malaiyur covers 571.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Malaiyur is Tozhuppedu, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 35 km distance.

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

Malaiyur is about 67 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malaiyur is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 5.8 km away. Vandavāsi is about 5.8 km away. Tozhuppedu is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pulivoy (1.6 km), Thennangur (2.3 km) and Thellur (3.0 km).

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

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