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About Asur Village

Asur is a large village in Kunnam tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,091, made up of 1,036 males and 1,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1231.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621708, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Perambalur
Tehsil Kunnam
Pincode 621708
Area (hectares) 1231.42 hectares
Population 2,091
Male Population 1,036
Female Population 1,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asur compares

By the 2011 count Asur is the 42nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents. Its 1231.42 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Asur

Asur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Asur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Asur from other places

Asur lies about 114 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Vikravandi, about 4.1 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 Asur
Nearest railway station Vikravandi 4.1 km
Nearest town Villupuram 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunnam 19 km
District headquarters Perambalur 114 km

Villages closest to Asur

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 Asur

As per the Census of India 2011, Asur village had a population of 2,091. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents.

Asur village has 1,036 males and 1,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Asur is 621708. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asur covers 1231.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Asur is Vikravandi, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Asur.

Asur is about 114 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asur is in Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district. Vikravandi is about 4.1 km away. Villupuram is about 13 km away. Kunnam is about 19 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 (3.3 km), Adhanur (8.0 km) and Perali (8.1 km).

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

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