About Viriyur Village

Viriyur is one of the larger villages in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,354, made up of 3,189 males and 3,165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Viriyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Viriyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Sankarapuram
Pincode	606402
Area (hectares)	405.36 hectares
Population	6,354
Male Population	3,189
Female Population	3,165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Viriyur compares

By the 2011 count Viriyur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 405.36 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Viriyur

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

Viriyur lies about 58 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Siruvattur, about 27 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 Viriyur
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarapuram	5.6 km
Nearest town	Kallakkurichchi	15 km
Nearest railway station	Siruvattur	27 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	58 km

Villages closest to Viriyur

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.

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Common questions about Viriyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Viriyur village had a population of 6,354. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Viriyur village has 3,189 males and 3,165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Viriyur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Viriyur is 606402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Viriyur covers 405.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Viriyur is Siruvattur, about 27 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 village for Viriyur.

Viriyur is about 58 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Viriyur is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 5.6 km away. Kallakkurichchi is about 15 km away. Siruvattur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.