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About Mottaiyanur Village

Mottaiyanur is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 388 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 910.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mottaiyanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mottaiyanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606207
Area (hectares) 910.74 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 388
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mottaiyanur compares

By the 2011 count Mottaiyanur is the 147th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 910.74 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Mottaiyanur

Mottaiyanur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mottaiyanur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mottaiyanur from other places

Mottaiyanur lies about 83 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Melnariyappanur, about 28 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 Mottaiyanur
Nearest town Vadakkanandal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 20 km
Nearest railway station Melnariyappanur 28 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 83 km

Villages closest to Mottaiyanur

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 Mottaiyanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mottaiyanur village had a population of 774. That makes it the 147th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Mottaiyanur village has 388 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mottaiyanur has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Mottaiyanur covers 910.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Mottaiyanur is Melnariyappanur, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mottaiyanur.

Mottaiyanur is about 83 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mottaiyanur is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vadakkanandal is about 14 km away. Sankarapuram is about 20 km away. Melnariyappanur 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 Innadu (2.9 km), Erukkambattu (3.0 km) and Vengodu (3.6 km).

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

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