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About Virur Village

Virur is a mid sized village in Korpana tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 598 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.01 hectares hectares.

Virur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Korpana
Area (hectares) 629.01 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 598
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Virur compares

By the 2011 count Virur is the 23rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 870 residents. Its 629.01 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Virur

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

Virur lies about 20 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gadchandur, about 14 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 Virur
Nearest town Ghugus 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Gadchandur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Korpana 20 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 20 km

Villages closest to Virur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Korpana 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 Virur

As per the Census of India 2011, Virur village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 870 residents.

Virur village has 598 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Virur covers 629.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Virur falls under Korpana tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Virur is Gadchandur, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Virur.

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

Virur is in Korpana tehsil of Chandrapur district. Ghugus is about 8.9 km away. Gadchandur is about 14 km away. Korpana 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 Sonurli (1.9 km), Gadegaon (2.9 km) and Karwahi (3.0 km).

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

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