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About Muttiyam Village

Muttiyam is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 603 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muttiyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muttiyam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606205
Area (hectares) 293.71 hectares
Population 1,163
Male Population 603
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muttiyam compares

By the 2011 count Muttiyam is the 127th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 293.71 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Muttiyam

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

Muttiyam lies about 44 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 22 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 Muttiyam
Nearest town Kallakkurichchi 18 km
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 22 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 44 km

Villages closest to Muttiyam

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 Muttiyam

As per the Census of India 2011, Muttiyam village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 127th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Muttiyam village has 603 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muttiyam has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Muttiyam is 606205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muttiyam covers 293.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Muttiyam is Tirukkovilur, about 22 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 km distance for Muttiyam.

Muttiyam is about 44 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muttiyam is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kallakkurichchi is about 18 km away. Tirukkovilur is about 22 km away. Sankarapuram is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vengalam (under 2 km), Rishivandiyam (under 2 km) and Rishivandiyam R F (under 2 km).

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

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