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About Adhanur Village

Adhanur is a large village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,001, made up of 1,626 males and 1,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adhanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Needamangalam
Pincode 614403
Area (hectares) 582.14 hectares
Population 3,001
Male Population 1,626
Female Population 1,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Adhanur compares

By the 2011 count Adhanur is the 8th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 582.14 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Adhanur

Adhanur 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 Adhanur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Adhanur from other places

Adhanur lies about 18 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Alattambadi, about under 2 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 Adhanur
Nearest railway station Alattambadi under 2 km
Nearest town Thiruthuraipoondi 9.5 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Needamangalam 29 km

Villages closest to Adhanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhanur village had a population of 3,001. That makes it the 8th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Adhanur village has 1,626 males and 1,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhanur has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Adhanur is 614403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adhanur covers 582.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adhanur falls under Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Adhanur is Alattambadi, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Adhanur.

Adhanur is about 18 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adhanur is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Alattambadi is about under 2 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 9.5 km away. Thiruvarur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keelamanali (4.6 km), Manchanavadi (5.4 km) and Marangudi (5.7 km).

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

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