About Paranur Village

Paranur is a mid sized village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,803, made up of 869 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paranur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Chengalpattu
Pincode	603002
Area (hectares)	308.73 hectares
Population	1,803
Male Population	869
Female Population	934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Paranur compares

By the 2011 count Paranur is the 45th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 308.73 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Paranur

Paranur 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 Paranur as Available within 5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. 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 Paranur from other places

Paranur lies about 34 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Paranur, about under 2 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 Paranur
Nearest railway station	Paranur	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengalpattu	4.3 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	34 km

Villages closest to Paranur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paranur village had a population of 1,803. That makes it the 45th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Paranur village has 869 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranur has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Paranur is 603002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paranur covers 308.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paranur falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Paranur is Paranur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Paranur.

Paranur is about 34 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paranur is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Paranur is about under 2 km away. Chengalpattu is about 4.3 km away. Kancheepuram is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.