About Polur Village

Polur 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 7,429, made up of 3,700 males and 3,729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1405.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Polur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Arakonam
Pincode	631003
Area (hectares)	1405.31 hectares
Population	7,429
Male Population	3,700
Female Population	3,729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 6 km distance

How Polur compares

By the 2011 count Polur 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 1405.31 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Polur

Polur 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 Polur 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 6 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Polur from other places

Polur lies about 26 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Siddampalli, about 3.8 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 Polur
Nearest railway station	Siddampalli	3.8 km
Nearest town	Rāmāpuram	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arakonam	26 km
District headquarters	Vellore	26 km

Villages closest to Polur

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.

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Common questions about Polur

As per the Census of India 2011, Polur village had a population of 7,429. 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.

Polur village has 3,700 males and 3,729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Polur is 631003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Polur covers 1405.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Polur is Siddampalli, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 6 km distance.

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

Polur is about 26 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polur is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. Siddampalli is about 3.8 km away. Rāmāpuram is about 5.4 km away. Arakonam is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.