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About Maiyanur Village

Maiyanur is a large village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,242, made up of 1,603 males and 1,639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maiyanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maiyanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 605801
Area (hectares) 402.58 hectares
Population 3,242
Male Population 1,603
Female Population 1,639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maiyanur compares

By the 2011 count Maiyanur is the 35th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 402.58 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Maiyanur

Maiyanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maiyanur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maiyanur from other places

Maiyanur lies about 53 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 26 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 Maiyanur
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 10 km
Nearest town Kallakkurichchi 16 km
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 26 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 53 km

Villages closest to Maiyanur

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 Maiyanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maiyanur village had a population of 3,242. That makes it the 35th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Maiyanur village has 1,603 males and 1,639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maiyanur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Maiyanur is 605801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maiyanur covers 402.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Maiyanur is Tirukkovilur, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maiyanur.

Maiyanur is about 53 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maiyanur is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 10 km away. Kallakkurichchi is about 16 km away. Tirukkovilur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yal (1.7 km), Porppalampattu (3.0 km) and Periyapagandai (3.1 km).

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

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