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About Avoor Village

Avoor is one of the larger villages in Valangaiman tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,282, made up of 2,548 males and 2,734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Avoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Avoor village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Valangaiman
Pincode 612701
Area (hectares) 324.56 hectares
Population 5,282
Male Population 2,548
Female Population 2,734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Avoor compares

By the 2011 count Avoor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents. Its 324.56 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Avoor

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

Avoor lies about 36 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Swamimalai, about 5.0 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 Avoor
Nearest railway station Swamimalai 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Valangaiman 7.2 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 10 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 36 km

Villages closest to Avoor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Avoor village had a population of 5,282. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents.

Avoor village has 2,548 males and 2,734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Avoor has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Avoor is 612701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Avoor covers 324.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Avoor falls under Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Avoor is Swamimalai, about 5.0 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 Avoor.

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

Avoor is in Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Swamimalai is about 5.0 km away. Valangaiman is about 7.2 km away. Kumbakonam is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singarampalayam (1.6 km), Govindakudi (1.9 km) and Vaniyamgarambai (2.0 km).

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

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