About Tanur Village

Tanur is a mid sized village in Kurinjipadi tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 365 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Kurinjipadi
Pincode	608801
Area (hectares)	239.04 hectares
Population	734
Male Population	365
Female Population	369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tanur compares

By the 2011 count Tanur is the 49th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,001 residents. Its 239.04 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Tanur

Tanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tanur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tanur from other places

Tanur lies about 40 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Parikkal, about 3.9 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 Tanur
Nearest railway station	Parikkal	3.9 km
Nearest town	Panruti	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kurinjipadi	34 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	40 km

Villages closest to Tanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanur village had a population of 734. That makes it the 49th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,001 residents.

Tanur village has 365 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Tanur is 608801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanur covers 239.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tanur falls under Kurinjipadi tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tanur is Parikkal, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Tanur is about 40 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanur is in Kurinjipadi tehsil of Cuddalore district. Parikkal is about 3.9 km away. Panruti is about 16 km away. Kurinjipadi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.