About Kelur Village

Kelur is a large village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,508, made up of 1,221 males and 1,287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606907, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Polur
Pincode	606907
Area (hectares)	475.11 hectares
Population	2,508
Male Population	1,221
Female Population	1,287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 11 km distance

How Kelur compares

By the 2011 count Kelur is the 56th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 475.11 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kelur

Kelur 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 Kelur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 11 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kelur from other places

Kelur lies about 42 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Madimangalam, about 4.2 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 Kelur
Nearest railway station	Madimangalam	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Polur	9.8 km
Nearest town	Polūr	9.8 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	42 km

Villages closest to Kelur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelur village had a population of 2,508. That makes it the 56th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Kelur village has 1,221 males and 1,287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelur has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kelur is 606907. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelur covers 475.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kelur falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kelur is Madimangalam, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 11 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Kelur.

Kelur is about 42 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelur is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Madimangalam is about 4.2 km away. Polur is about 9.8 km away. Polūr is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.