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About Andalur Village

Andalur is a small village in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 164 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Kumbakonam
Pincode 612605
Area (hectares) 40.38 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 164
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andalur compares

By the 2011 count Andalur is the 88th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 40.38 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Andalur

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

Andalur lies about 36 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Kumbakonam, about 8.7 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 Andalur
Nearest railway station Kumbakonam 8.7 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 36 km

Villages closest to Andalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andalur village had a population of 309. That makes it the 88th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Andalur village has 164 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andalur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Andalur is 612605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andalur covers 40.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Andalur falls under Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Andalur is Kumbakonam, about 8.7 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 Andalur.

Andalur is about 36 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andalur is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Kumbakonam is about 8.7 km away. Thanjavur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vanduvancheri (under 2 km), Mathur (under 2 km) and Semmangudi (1.8 km).

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

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