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About Avallur Village

Avallur is a mid sized village in Harur tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 661, made up of 338 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636906, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Avallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Avallur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Harur
Pincode 636906
Area (hectares) 134.16 hectares
Population 661
Male Population 338
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Avallur compares

By the 2011 count Avallur is the 95th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 134.16 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Avallur

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

Avallur lies about 61 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about 36 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 Avallur
Nearest town Vadakkanandal 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Harur 26 km
Nearest railway station Peddanayakkanpalaiyam 36 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 61 km

Villages closest to Avallur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Avallur village had a population of 661. That makes it the 95th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Avallur village has 338 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Avallur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Avallur is 636906. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Avallur covers 134.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Avallur falls under Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Avallur is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about 36 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 Avallur.

Avallur is about 61 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Avallur is in Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Vadakkanandal is about 24 km away. Harur is about 26 km away. Peddanayakkanpalaiyam is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thekkanampatti (under 2 km), Selambai (1.5 km) and Kottapatti Extension R F (6.2 km).

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

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