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About Po Meyyur Village

Po Meyyur is a large village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,212, made up of 1,138 males and 1,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605751, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Po Meyyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Po Meyyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605751
Area (hectares) 281.84 hectares
Population 2,212
Male Population 1,138
Female Population 1,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Po Meyyur compares

By the 2011 count Po Meyyur is the 74th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 281.84 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Po Meyyur

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

Po Meyyur lies about 22 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Ayandur, about 6.7 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 Po Meyyur
Nearest railway station Ayandur 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 10 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 22 km

Villages closest to Po Meyyur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tirukkoyilur 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 Po Meyyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Po Meyyur village had a population of 2,212. That makes it the 74th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Po Meyyur village has 1,138 males and 1,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Po Meyyur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Po Meyyur is 605751. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Po Meyyur covers 281.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Po Meyyur falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Po Meyyur is Ayandur, about 6.7 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 Po Meyyur.

Po Meyyur is about 22 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Po Meyyur is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ayandur is about 6.7 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 10 km away. Viluppuram 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 C Meyyur (under 2 km), Vadamarudur (2.8 km) and Kodungal (3.4 km).

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

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