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About Samanur Village

Samanur is a large village in Palakkodu tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,262, made up of 2,143 males and 2,119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2489.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Palakkodu
Pincode 636806
Area (hectares) 2489.48 hectares
Population 4,262
Male Population 2,143
Female Population 2,119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Samanur compares

By the 2011 count Samanur is the 32nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 2489.48 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Samanur

Samanur 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 Samanur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samanur from other places

Samanur lies about 36 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Marandahalli, about 3.8 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 Samanur
Nearest railway station Marandahalli 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Palakkodu 14 km
Nearest town Pālakkodu 14 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 36 km

Villages closest to Samanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samanur village had a population of 4,262. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Samanur village has 2,143 males and 2,119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samanur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Samanur is 636806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samanur covers 2489.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samanur falls under Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Samanur is Marandahalli, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Samanur is about 36 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samanur is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Marandahalli is about 3.8 km away. Palakkodu is about 14 km away. Pālakkodu 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 Athimutlu (1.9 km), Marandahalli (3.0 km) and Chikkadornabettam (3.2 km).

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

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