About Parur Village

Parur is one of the larger villages in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,228, made up of 4,092 males and 4,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1528.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Virudhachalam
Pincode	606104
Area (hectares)	1528.39 hectares
Population	8,228
Male Population	4,092
Female Population	4,136
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 village

How Parur compares

By the 2011 count Parur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 1528.39 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Parur

Parur 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 Parur 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 Parur from other places

Parur lies about 59 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Mukhasa Parur, about 2.1 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 Parur
Nearest railway station	Mukhasa Parur	2.1 km
Nearest town	Vriddhāchalam	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Virudhachalam	11 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	59 km

Villages closest to Parur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parur village had a population of 8,228. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Parur village has 4,092 males and 4,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Parur is 606104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parur covers 1528.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parur falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Parur is Mukhasa Parur, about 2.1 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 Parur.

Parur is about 59 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parur is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Mukhasa Parur is about 2.1 km away. Vriddhāchalam is about 10 km away. Virudhachalam is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.