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About Tirunalur Village

Tirunalur is a large village in Aranthangi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,916, made up of 1,806 males and 2,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,168 females per 1000 males. The village covers 858.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614624, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tirunalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tirunalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Aranthangi
Pincode 614624
Area (hectares) 858.17 hectares
Population 3,916
Male Population 1,806
Female Population 2,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,168
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tirunalur compares

By the 2011 count Tirunalur is the 10th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 858.17 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Tirunalur

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

Tirunalur lies about 25 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Ayingudi, about 10 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 Tirunalur
Nearest railway station Ayingudi 10 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Aranthangi 25 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 25 km

Villages closest to Tirunalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tirunalur village had a population of 3,916. That makes it the 10th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Tirunalur village has 1,806 males and 2,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tirunalur has about 1168 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Tirunalur is 614624. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tirunalur covers 858.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tirunalur falls under Aranthangi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tirunalur is Ayingudi, about 10 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 Tirunalur.

Tirunalur is about 25 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tirunalur is in Aranthangi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Ayingudi is about 10 km away. Arantāngi is about 12 km away. Aranthangi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paravakkottai (3.2 km), Avanathankottai (3.6 km) and Marudangudi (4.9 km).

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

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