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About Adhanur Village

Adhanur is a large village in Kadavur tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,526, made up of 1,709 males and 1,817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1600.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621311, 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 Karur
Tehsil Kadavur
Pincode 621311
Area (hectares) 1600.91 hectares
Population 3,526
Male Population 1,709
Female Population 1,817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adhanur compares

By the 2011 count Adhanur is the 17th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,993 residents. Its 1600.91 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Adhanur

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

Adhanur lies about 40 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Marudur, about 15 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 Marudur 15 km
Nearest town Kulittalai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadavur 32 km
District headquarters Karur 40 km

Villages closest to Adhanur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadavur 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 3,526. That makes it the 17th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,993 residents.

Adhanur village has 1,709 males and 1,817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhanur has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Adhanur is 621311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adhanur covers 1600.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adhanur falls under Kadavur tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Adhanur is Marudur, about 15 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 Adhanur.

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

Adhanur is in Kadavur tehsil of Karur district. Marudur is about 15 km away. Kulittalai is about 16 km away. Kadavur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kosur (10 km), Thondamanginam (11 km) and Pannapatti (14 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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