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About Mugaiyur Village

Mugaiyur is a large village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,772, made up of 2,375 males and 2,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 642 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605755, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mugaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mugaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605755
Area (hectares) 642 hectares
Population 4,772
Male Population 2,375
Female Population 2,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mugaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Mugaiyur is the 10th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 642 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Mugaiyur

Mugaiyur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mugaiyur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mugaiyur from other places

Mugaiyur lies about 20 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Ayandur, about 3.7 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 Mugaiyur
Nearest railway station Ayandur 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 12 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 20 km

Villages closest to Mugaiyur

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 Mugaiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mugaiyur village had a population of 4,772. That makes it the 10th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Mugaiyur village has 2,375 males and 2,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mugaiyur has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Mugaiyur is 605755. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mugaiyur covers 642 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mugaiyur falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mugaiyur is Ayandur, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mugaiyur.

Mugaiyur is about 20 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mugaiyur is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ayandur is about 3.7 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 12 km away. Viluppuram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodungal (2.3 km), Sathiyakandanur (2.3 km) and Puthagaram (2.5 km).

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

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