About Osur Village

Osur is a large village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,867, made up of 1,444 males and 1,423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 808.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Osur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Osur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Vandavasi
Pincode	604405
Area (hectares)	808.67 hectares
Population	2,867
Male Population	1,444
Female Population	1,423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 27 km distance

How Osur compares

By the 2011 count Osur is the 14th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 808.67 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 999.

Getting to Osur

Osur 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 Osur 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 27 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Osur from other places

Osur lies about 68 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Karasangal, about 15 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 Osur
Tehsil headquarters	Vandavasi	9.9 km
Nearest town	Vandavāsi	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Karasangal	15 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	68 km

Villages closest to Osur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Osur village had a population of 2,867. That makes it the 14th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Osur village has 1,444 males and 1,423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Osur 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Osur is 604405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Osur covers 808.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Osur falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Osur is Karasangal, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 27 km distance.

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

Osur is about 68 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Osur is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 9.9 km away. Vandavāsi is about 9.9 km away. Karasangal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.