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About Adhanur Village

Adhanur is a mid sized village in Kunnam tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,396, made up of 631 males and 765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,212 females per 1000 males. The village covers 644.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adhanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Perambalur
Tehsil Kunnam
Pincode 621713
Area (hectares) 644.1 hectares
Population 1,396
Male Population 631
Female Population 765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,212
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adhanur compares

By the 2011 count Adhanur is the 60th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents. Its 644.1 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Adhanur

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

Adhanur lies about 106 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Mundiyampakkam, about 6.8 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 Adhanur
Nearest railway station Mundiyampakkam 6.8 km
Nearest town Villupuram 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunnam 26 km
District headquarters Perambalur 106 km

Villages closest to Adhanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhanur village had a population of 1,396. That makes it the 60th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents.

Adhanur village has 631 males and 765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhanur has about 1212 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Adhanur is 621713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adhanur covers 644.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adhanur falls under Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Adhanur is Mundiyampakkam, about 6.8 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 Adhanur.

Adhanur is about 106 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adhanur is in Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district. Mundiyampakkam is about 6.8 km away. Villupuram is about 9.2 km away. Kunnam is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sathanur (7.5 km), Asur (8.0 km) and Gudalur (15 km).

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

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