About Adhanur Village

Adhanur is a large village in Thirumayam tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,546, made up of 1,255 males and 1,291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1722.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622503, 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	Pudukkottai
Tehsil	Thirumayam
Pincode	622503
Area (hectares)	1722.32 hectares
Population	2,546
Male Population	1,255
Female Population	1,291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Adhanur compares

By the 2011 count Adhanur is the 20th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents. Its 1722.32 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

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 5 - 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 23 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Chettinad, about 3.9 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	Chettinad	3.9 km
Nearest town	Kāraikkudi	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thirumayam	23 km
District headquarters	Pudukkottai	23 km

Villages closest to Adhanur

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

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Common questions about Adhanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhanur village had a population of 2,546. That makes it the 20th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents.

Adhanur village has 1,255 males and 1,291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhanur has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Adhanur is 622503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adhanur covers 1722.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Adhanur falls under Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Adhanur is Chettinad, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 23 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adhanur is in Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Chettinad is about 3.9 km away. Kāraikkudi is about 13 km away. Thirumayam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.