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About Radhanur Village

Radhanur is a large village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,402, made up of 1,247 males and 1,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1778.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Radhanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Radhanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 623401
Area (hectares) 1778.14 hectares
Population 2,402
Male Population 1,247
Female Population 1,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Radhanur compares

By the 2011 count Radhanur is the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 1778.14 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Radhanur

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

Radhanur lies about 44 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Panangudi, about 24 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 Radhanur
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 17 km
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 21 km
Nearest railway station Panangudi 24 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 44 km

Villages closest to Radhanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Radhanur village had a population of 2,402. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Radhanur village has 1,247 males and 1,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Radhanur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Radhanur is 623401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Radhanur covers 1778.14 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.

Radhanur falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Radhanur is Panangudi, about 24 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 Radhanur.

Radhanur is about 44 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Radhanur is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Tiruvadanai is about 17 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 21 km away. Panangudi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govindamangalam (3.5 km), Anandur (3.8 km) and Sattanur (4.4 km).

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

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