About Adanur Village

Adanur is a large village in Vadipatti tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,423, made up of 1,223 males and 1,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Vadipatti
Pincode	625501
Area (hectares)	614.1 hectares
Population	2,423
Male Population	1,223
Female Population	1,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Adanur compares

By the 2011 count Adanur is the 23rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents. Its 614.1 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 982.

Getting to Adanur

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

Adanur lies about 17 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Samayanallur, about 13 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 Adanur
Nearest town	Kannānendal	12 km
Nearest railway station	Samayanallur	13 km
District headquarters	Madurai	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vadipatti	17 km

Villages closest to Adanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adanur village had a population of 2,423. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents.

Adanur village has 1,223 males and 1,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adanur has about 981 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Adanur is 625501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adanur covers 614.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adanur falls under Vadipatti tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Adanur is Samayanallur, about 13 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 Adanur.

Adanur is about 17 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adanur is in Vadipatti tehsil of Madurai district. Kannānendal is about 12 km away. Samayanallur is about 13 km away. Madurai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.