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About Poraiyur Village

Poraiyur is a small village in Kallakkurichi tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 189 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poraiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poraiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Kallakkurichi
Pincode 606305
Area (hectares) 170.16 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 189
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poraiyur compares

By the 2011 count Poraiyur is the 138th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents. Its 170.16 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Poraiyur

Poraiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poraiyur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poraiyur from other places

Poraiyur lies about 28 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Villiyanur, about 1.9 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 Poraiyur
Nearest railway station Villiyanur 1.9 km
Nearest town Villianur 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kallakkurichi 28 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 28 km

Villages closest to Poraiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poraiyur village had a population of 378. That makes it the 138th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents.

Poraiyur village has 189 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poraiyur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Poraiyur is 606305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poraiyur covers 170.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poraiyur falls under Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poraiyur is Villiyanur, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Poraiyur.

Poraiyur is about 28 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poraiyur is in Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district. Villiyanur is about 1.9 km away. Villianur is about 2.4 km away. Kallakkurichi 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 Pandiyankuppam (4.1 km), Neelamangalam (4.7 km) and Perumangalam (4.7 km).

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

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