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About Asur Village

Asur is a large village in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,280, made up of 1,131 males and 1,149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Kumbakonam
Pincode 612501
Area (hectares) 240.56 hectares
Population 2,280
Male Population 1,131
Female Population 1,149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Asur compares

By the 2011 count Asur is the 36th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 240.56 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Asur

Asur 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 Asur 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 Asur from other places

Asur lies about 34 km from Thanjavur. 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 Asur
Tehsil headquarters Kumbakonam 3.3 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 34 km

Villages closest to Asur

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 Asur

As per the Census of India 2011, Asur village had a population of 2,280. That makes it the 36th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Asur village has 1,131 males and 1,149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Asur is 612501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asur covers 240.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Asur notes the nearest railway station 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 Asur.

Asur is about 34 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asur is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Kumbakonam is about 3.3 km away. Thanjavur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Inam Asur (under 2 km), Karuppur (1.8 km) and Koranattu Karuppur I (1.8 km).

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

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