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About Andanur Village

Andanur is a large village in Gandarvakkottai tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,966, made up of 1,499 males and 1,467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Gandarvakkottai
Pincode 613301
Area (hectares) 493.81 hectares
Population 2,966
Male Population 1,499
Female Population 1,467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andanur compares

By the 2011 count Andanur is the 11th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,432 residents. Its 493.81 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Andanur

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

Andanur lies about 29 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Ottankadu, about 27 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 Andanur
Nearest railway station Ottankadu 27 km
Nearest town Nānjikkottai 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Gandarvakkottai 29 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 29 km

Villages closest to Andanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andanur village had a population of 2,966. That makes it the 11th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,432 residents.

Andanur village has 1,499 males and 1,467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andanur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Andanur is 613301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andanur covers 493.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Andanur falls under Gandarvakkottai tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Andanur is Ottankadu, about 27 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 Andanur.

Andanur is about 29 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andanur is in Gandarvakkottai tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Ottankadu is about 27 km away. Nānjikkottai is about 27 km away. Gandarvakkottai is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjapettai (under 2 km), Nappugai (3.2 km) and Sengamviduthy (3.8 km).

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

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