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About Kilanur Village

Kilanur is a mid sized village in Harur tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,605, made up of 816 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636903, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Harur
Pincode 636903
Area (hectares) 275.68 hectares
Population 1,605
Male Population 816
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilanur compares

By the 2011 count Kilanur is the 45th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 275.68 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 Kilanur

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

Kilanur lies about 40 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Doddampatti, 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 Kilanur
Tehsil headquarters Harur 7.8 km
Nearest town Harūr 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Doddampatti 14 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 40 km

Villages closest to Kilanur

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 Kilanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilanur village had a population of 1,605. That makes it the 45th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Kilanur village has 816 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilanur has about 967 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 Kilanur is 636903. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilanur covers 275.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kilanur is Doddampatti, 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 Kilanur.

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

Kilanur is in Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Harur is about 7.8 km away. Harūr is about 7.8 km away. Doddampatti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothanampatti (under 2 km), Veppanatham (2.4 km) and M Vetrapatti (3.4 km).

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

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