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About Adhanur Village

Adhanur is one of the larger villages in Sriperumbudur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,663, made up of 3,852 males and 3,811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adhanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Sriperumbudur
Pincode 603202
Area (hectares) 518.17 hectares
Population 7,663
Male Population 3,852
Female Population 3,811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Adhanur compares

By the 2011 count Adhanur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 518.17 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Adhanur

Adhanur 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 Adhanur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 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 Adhanur from other places

Adhanur lies about 38 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Urappakkam, about 2.4 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 Adhanur
Nearest railway station Urappakkam 2.4 km
Nearest town Gūduvāncheri 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sriperumbudur 16 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 38 km

Villages closest to Adhanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhanur village had a population of 7,663. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Adhanur village has 3,852 males and 3,811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhanur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Adhanur is 603202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adhanur covers 518.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Adhanur falls under Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Adhanur is Urappakkam, about 2.4 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 3 km distance for Adhanur.

Adhanur is about 38 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adhanur is in Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Urappakkam is about 2.4 km away. Gūduvāncheri is about 3.2 km away. Sriperumbudur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neelamangalam (2.1 km), Madambakkam (2.3 km) and Karasangal (2.9 km).

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

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