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About Arasur Village

Arasur is a large village in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,631, made up of 1,303 males and 1,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arasur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arasur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Sirkali
Pincode 609108
Area (hectares) 361.15 hectares
Population 2,631
Male Population 1,303
Female Population 1,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Arasur compares

By the 2011 count Arasur is the 41st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 361.15 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Arasur

The census records public bus service for Arasur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arasur from other places

Arasur lies about 58 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Sirkazhi, about 2.7 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 Arasur
Nearest railway station Sirkazhi 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirkali 3.6 km
Nearest town Sīrkāzhi 3.6 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 58 km

Villages closest to Arasur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arasur village had a population of 2,631. That makes it the 41st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Arasur village has 1,303 males and 1,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arasur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Arasur is 609108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arasur covers 361.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arasur falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arasur is Sirkazhi, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arasur.

Arasur is about 58 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arasur is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Sirkazhi is about 2.7 km away. Sirkali is about 3.6 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 3.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Erukkur (1.5 km), Athiyur (2.5 km) and Arpakkam (2.8 km).

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

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