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About Visalur Village

Visalur is a mid sized village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,488, made up of 696 males and 792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Visalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Visalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Tharangambadi
Pincode 609310
Area (hectares) 312.59 hectares
Population 1,488
Male Population 696
Female Population 792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Visalur compares

By the 2011 count Visalur is the 50th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 312.59 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Visalur

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

Visalur lies about 30 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Karaikal, about 14 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 Visalur
Tehsil headquarters Tharangambadi 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Karaikal 14 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 30 km

Villages closest to Visalur

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.

Common questions about Visalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Visalur village had a population of 1,488. That makes it the 50th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Visalur village has 696 males and 792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Visalur has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Visalur is 609310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Visalur covers 312.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Visalur is Karaikal, about 14 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 Visalur.

Visalur is about 30 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Visalur is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Tharangambadi is about 8.2 km away. Karaikal is about 14 km away. Nagapattinam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uthirangudi (1.5 km), Naduvasal (2.5 km) and Iluppur (2.6 km).

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

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