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About Parasur Village

Parasur is a large village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,301, made up of 1,181 males and 1,120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parasur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 604409
Area (hectares) 536.69 hectares
Population 2,301
Male Population 1,181
Female Population 1,120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 42 km distance

How Parasur compares

By the 2011 count Parasur is the 30th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 536.69 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Parasur

Parasur 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 Parasur 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 Parasur from other places

Parasur lies about 64 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 30 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 Parasur
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Arni Road 30 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 64 km

Villages closest to Parasur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasur village had a population of 2,301. That makes it the 30th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Parasur village has 1,181 males and 1,120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Parasur is 604409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parasur covers 536.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parasur falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Parasur is Arni Road, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Parasur.

Parasur is about 64 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasur is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Cheyyar is about 6.6 km away. Arni Road is about 30 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madurai (under 2 km), Nelvai (1.5 km) and Kazhanipakkam (1.6 km).

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

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