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About Allur Village

Allur is a large village in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,219, made up of 1,102 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Allur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Allur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Thiruvaiyaru
Pincode 613101
Area (hectares) 528.6 hectares
Population 2,219
Male Population 1,102
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Allur compares

By the 2011 count Allur is the 27th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 528.6 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Allur

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

Allur lies about 13 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Alakkudi, about 5.9 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 Allur
Nearest railway station Alakkudi 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvaiyaru 11 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 13 km

Villages closest to Allur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Allur village had a population of 2,219. That makes it the 27th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Allur village has 1,102 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Allur has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Allur is 613101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Allur covers 528.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Allur falls under Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Allur is Alakkudi, about 5.9 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 Allur.

Allur is about 13 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Allur is in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district. Alakkudi is about 5.9 km away. Thiruvaiyaru is about 11 km away. Thanjavur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Swayambachanallur (under 2 km), Ambathumelagaram (2.0 km) and Venkatesamudram Ii Sethi (2.0 km).

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

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