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About Gonur Village

Gonur is one of the larger villages in Mettur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,766, made up of 10,061 males and 8,705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3565.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gonur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Mettur
Pincode 636404
Area (hectares) 3565.17 hectares
Population 18,766
Male Population 10,061
Female Population 8,705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gonur compares

By the 2011 count Gonur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents. Its 3565.17 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Gonur

Gonur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gonur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gonur from other places

Gonur lies about 37 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mettur Dam, about 4.5 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 Gonur
Nearest town Pottaneri Nallakavundanpatti 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Mettur Dam 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mettur 7.5 km
District headquarters Salem 37 km

Villages closest to Gonur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonur village had a population of 18,766. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents.

Gonur village has 10,061 males and 8,705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonur has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Gonur is 636404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gonur covers 3565.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gonur falls under Mettur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gonur is Mettur Dam, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gonur.

Gonur is about 37 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonur is in Mettur tehsil of Salem district. Pottaneri Nallakavundanpatti is about 2.0 km away. Mettur Dam is about 4.5 km away. Mettur is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gonur R F (under 2 km), Virudasampatti (under 2 km) and Veerakkal (2.9 km).

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

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