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About Minamur Village

Minamur is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,741, made up of 883 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Minamur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Minamur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604205
Area (hectares) 218.94 hectares
Population 1,741
Male Population 883
Female Population 858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 28 km distance

How Minamur compares

By the 2011 count Minamur is the 83rd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 218.94 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Minamur

Minamur 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 Minamur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 28 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Minamur from other places

Minamur lies about 31 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Nedimolyanur, about 18 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 Minamur
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Nedimolyanur 18 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 31 km

Villages closest to Minamur

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 Minamur

As per the Census of India 2011, Minamur village had a population of 1,741. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Minamur village has 883 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Minamur has about 972 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Minamur is 604205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Minamur covers 218.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Minamur is Nedimolyanur, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 28 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Minamur.

Minamur is about 31 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Minamur is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 4.5 km away. Nedimolyanur is about 18 km away. Viluppuram is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pullipattu (under 2 km), Kadagampundi (under 2 km) and Kavarai (under 2 km).

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

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