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About Arasanur Village

Arasanur is a mid sized village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,002, made up of 537 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 711.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623537, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arasanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arasanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Paramakudi
Pincode 623537
Area (hectares) 711.88 hectares
Population 1,002
Male Population 537
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arasanur compares

By the 2011 count Arasanur is the 63rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 711.88 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Arasanur

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

Arasanur lies about 15 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, 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 Arasanur
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Paramakudi 15 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 15 km

Villages closest to Arasanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arasanur village had a population of 1,002. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Arasanur village has 537 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arasanur has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Arasanur is 623537. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arasanur covers 711.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arasanur falls under Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arasanur is Sattirakkudi, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arasanur.

Arasanur is about 15 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arasanur is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Sattirakkudi is about 4.1 km away. Paramakudi is about 15 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mennendhi (1.6 km), K Karungulam (1.7 km) and Kulandapuri Arungulam (1.7 km).

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

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