About Arasur Village

Arasur is a mid sized village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,638, made up of 811 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609306, 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	Tharangambadi
Pincode	609306
Area (hectares)	281.1 hectares
Population	1,638
Male Population	811
Female Population	827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arasur compares

By the 2011 count Arasur is the 48th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 281.1 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Arasur

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

Arasur lies about 32 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 9.8 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	Peralam Junction	9.8 km
Nearest town	Mayiladuthurai	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tharangambadi	15 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	32 km

Villages closest to Arasur

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 Arasur

As per the Census of India 2011, Arasur village had a population of 1,638. That makes it the 48th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Arasur village has 811 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arasur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Arasur is 609306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arasur covers 281.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Arasur is Peralam Junction, about 9.8 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 Arasur.

Arasur is about 32 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 Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Peralam Junction is about 9.8 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 11 km away. Tharangambadi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.