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About Mosur Village

Mosur is one of the larger villages in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,462, made up of 3,199 males and 3,263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1413.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mosur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Arakonam
Pincode 631004
Area (hectares) 1413.81 hectares
Population 6,462
Male Population 3,199
Female Population 3,263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 6 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mosur compares

By the 2011 count Mosur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 1413.81 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Mosur

Mosur 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 Mosur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 6 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mosur from other places

Mosur lies about 25 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Onnupuram, about 16 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 Mosur
Nearest town Arni 12 km
Nearest railway station Onnupuram 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Arakonam 25 km
District headquarters Vellore 25 km

Villages closest to Mosur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mosur village had a population of 6,462. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Mosur village has 3,199 males and 3,263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mosur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Mosur is 631004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mosur covers 1413.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mosur falls under Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mosur is Onnupuram, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 6 km distance for Mosur.

Mosur is about 25 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mosur is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. Arni is about 12 km away. Onnupuram is about 16 km away. Arakonam is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pazayapalayam (under 2 km), Ayarpadi (5.8 km) and Sankarampadi (5.8 km).

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

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