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About Andanur Village

Andanur is a large village in Chengam tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,004, made up of 2,045 males and 1,959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Chengam
Pincode 606709
Area (hectares) 557.51 hectares
Population 4,004
Male Population 2,045
Female Population 1,959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 42 km distance

How Andanur compares

By the 2011 count Andanur is the 12th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 557.51 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Andanur

Andanur 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 Andanur 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 42 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andanur from other places

Andanur lies about 59 km from Tiruvannamalai. 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 Andanur
Nearest town Tirupattur 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengam 28 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 59 km

Villages closest to Andanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andanur village had a population of 4,004. That makes it the 12th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Andanur village has 2,045 males and 1,959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andanur has about 958 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Andanur is 606709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andanur covers 557.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Andanur falls under Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Andanur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 42 km distance.

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

Andanur is about 59 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andanur is in Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Tirupattur is about 4.1 km away. Chengam is about 28 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alaputhur (4.6 km), Alathur (4.6 km) and Kallathur (4.6 km).

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

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