About Parasalur Village

Parasalur is one of the larger villages in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,931, made up of 3,457 males and 3,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parasalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Tharangambadi
Pincode	609309
Area (hectares)	598.47 hectares
Population	6,931
Male Population	3,457
Female Population	3,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parasalur compares

By the 2011 count Parasalur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 598.47 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Parasalur

Parasalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parasalur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parasalur from other places

Parasalur lies about 39 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Anandtandavpur, about 9.3 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 Parasalur
Nearest town	Mayiladuthurai	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Anandtandavpur	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tharangambadi	16 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	39 km

Villages closest to Parasalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasalur village had a population of 6,931. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Parasalur village has 3,457 males and 3,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasalur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Parasalur is 609309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parasalur covers 598.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parasalur falls under Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Parasalur is Anandtandavpur, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Parasalur.

Parasalur is about 39 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasalur is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Mayiladuthurai is about 7.6 km away. Anandtandavpur is about 9.3 km away. Tharangambadi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.