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About Avaniperur Village

Avaniperur is one of the larger villages in Edappadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,724, made up of 4,583 males and 4,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Avaniperur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Avaniperur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Edappadi
Pincode 637105
Area (hectares) 885.33 hectares
Population 8,724
Male Population 4,583
Female Population 4,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Avaniperur compares

By the 2011 count Avaniperur is the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 7,508 residents. Its 885.33 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Avaniperur

Avaniperur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Avaniperur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Avaniperur from other places

Avaniperur lies about 35 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mavelipalaiyam, about 15 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 Avaniperur
Tehsil headquarters Edappadi 1.7 km
Nearest town Idappadi 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Mavelipalaiyam 15 km
District headquarters Salem 35 km

Villages closest to Avaniperur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Avaniperur village had a population of 8,724. That makes it the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,508 residents.

Avaniperur village has 4,583 males and 4,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Avaniperur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Avaniperur is 637105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Avaniperur covers 885.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Avaniperur falls under Edappadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Avaniperur is Mavelipalaiyam, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Avaniperur.

Avaniperur is about 35 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Avaniperur is in Edappadi tehsil of Salem district. Edappadi is about 1.7 km away. Idappadi is about 1.7 km away. Mavelipalaiyam 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 Kurubapatti (3.7 km), Chettimankurichi (4.6 km) and Dadapuram (4.8 km).

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

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