About Anathur Village

Anathur is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 436 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604202
Area (hectares)	457.97 hectares
Population	852
Male Population	436
Female Population	416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 15 km distance

How Anathur compares

By the 2011 count Anathur is the 175th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 457.97 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Anathur

Anathur 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 Anathur 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Anathur from other places

Anathur lies about 38 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Nedimolyanur, about 20 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 Anathur
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Nedimolyanur	20 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	38 km

Villages closest to Anathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anathur village had a population of 852. That makes it the 175th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Anathur village has 436 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anathur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Anathur is 604202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anathur covers 457.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Anathur falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Anathur is Nedimolyanur, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

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

Anathur is about 38 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anathur is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 5.0 km away. Nedimolyanur is about 20 km away. Viluppuram is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.