About Kanur Village

Kanur is a large village in Avanashi tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,957, made up of 1,993 males and 1,964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1330.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 641655, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
Tehsil	Avanashi
Pincode	641655
Area (hectares)	1330.46 hectares
Population	3,957
Male Population	1,993
Female Population	1,964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanur compares

By the 2011 count Kanur is the 12th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents. Its 1330.46 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kanur

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

Kanur lies about 24 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Vanjipalaiyam, about 17 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 Kanur
Nearest town	Annur	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Avanashi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Vanjipalaiyam	17 km
District headquarters	Tiruppur	24 km

Villages closest to Kanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanur village had a population of 3,957. That makes it the 12th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents.

Kanur village has 1,993 males and 1,964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kanur is 641655. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanur covers 1330.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanur falls under Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kanur is Vanjipalaiyam, about 17 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 Kanur.

Kanur is about 24 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanur is in Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district. Annur is about 8.3 km away. Avanashi is about 12 km away. Vanjipalaiyam is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.