About Kalaiyur Village

Kalaiyur is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,449, made up of 748 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalaiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604206
Area (hectares)	341.58 hectares
Population	1,449
Male Population	748
Female Population	701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 26 km distance

How Kalaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Kalaiyur is the 103rd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 341.58 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kalaiyur

Kalaiyur 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 Kalaiyur 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 26 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalaiyur from other places

Kalaiyur lies about 37 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mailam, about 17 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 Kalaiyur
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Mailam	17 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	37 km

Villages closest to Kalaiyur

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

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Common questions about Kalaiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalaiyur village had a population of 1,449. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Kalaiyur village has 748 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalaiyur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kalaiyur is 604206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalaiyur covers 341.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalaiyur falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalaiyur is Mailam, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 26 km distance.

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

Kalaiyur is about 37 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalaiyur is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 8.2 km away. Mailam is about 17 km away. Viluppuram is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.