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About Kariyalur Village

Kariyalur is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,642, made up of 820 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 970.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariyalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariyalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606207
Area (hectares) 970.25 hectares
Population 1,642
Male Population 820
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariyalur compares

By the 2011 count Kariyalur is the 91st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 970.25 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kariyalur

Kariyalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kariyalur 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 Kariyalur from other places

Kariyalur lies about 54 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Adichchanur, about 25 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 Kariyalur
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 9.8 km
Nearest town Kallakkurichchi 21 km
Nearest railway station Adichchanur 25 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 54 km

Villages closest to Kariyalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariyalur village had a population of 1,642. That makes it the 91st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Kariyalur village has 820 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariyalur has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kariyalur is 606207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariyalur covers 970.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kariyalur falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kariyalur is Adichchanur, about 25 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 Kariyalur.

Kariyalur is about 54 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariyalur is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 9.8 km away. Kallakkurichchi is about 21 km away. Adichchanur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ariyalur (under 2 km), Athiyur (1.7 km) and Nagalkudi (1.9 km).

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

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