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About Malaiyanur Village

Malaiyanur is one of the larger villages in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,678, made up of 3,313 males and 3,365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 714.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malaiyanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malaiyanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604204
Area (hectares) 714.8 hectares
Population 6,678
Male Population 3,313
Female Population 3,365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 43 km distance

How Malaiyanur compares

By the 2011 count Malaiyanur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 714.8 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Malaiyanur

Malaiyanur 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 Malaiyanur 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 43 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malaiyanur from other places

Malaiyanur lies about 44 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tandarai, about 8.8 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 Malaiyanur
Nearest railway station Tandarai 8.8 km
Nearest town Tiruvannamalai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 27 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 44 km

Villages closest to Malaiyanur

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.

Common questions about Malaiyanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Malaiyanur village had a population of 6,678. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Malaiyanur village has 3,313 males and 3,365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malaiyanur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Malaiyanur is 604204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malaiyanur covers 714.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Malaiyanur is Tandarai, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 43 km distance.

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

Malaiyanur is about 44 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malaiyanur is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tandarai is about 8.8 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 12 km away. Gingee is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madappundi (4.8 km), Nallampillaipetral (5.1 km) and Kanjur (6.1 km).

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

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