About Avanam Village

Avanam is a large village in Peravurani tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,051, made up of 1,421 males and 1,630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614623, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Avanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Avanam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Peravurani
Pincode	614623
Area (hectares)	443.92 hectares
Population	3,051
Male Population	1,421
Female Population	1,630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,147
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Avanam compares

By the 2011 count Avanam is the 8th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents. Its 443.92 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Avanam

Avanam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Avanam 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Avanam from other places

Avanam lies about 51 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 Avanam
Tehsil headquarters	Peravurani	8.2 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	51 km

Villages closest to Avanam

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

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Common questions about Avanam

As per the Census of India 2011, Avanam village had a population of 3,051. That makes it the 8th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents.

Avanam village has 1,421 males and 1,630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Avanam has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Avanam is 614623. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Avanam covers 443.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Avanam falls under Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Avanam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Avanam is about 51 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Avanam is in Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district. Peravurani is about 8.2 km away. Thanjavur is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.