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About Kurur Village

Kurur is a mid sized village in Kallakkurichi tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,326, made up of 630 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Kallakkurichi
Pincode 606203
Area (hectares) 508 hectares
Population 1,326
Male Population 630
Female Population 696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurur compares

By the 2011 count Kurur is the 115th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents. Its 508 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kurur

Kurur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurur from other places

Kurur lies about 13 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvennainallur Road, about 1.5 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 Kurur
Nearest railway station Tiruvennainallur Road 1.5 km
Nearest town Sālamedu 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kallakkurichi 13 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 13 km

Villages closest to Kurur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurur village had a population of 1,326. That makes it the 115th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents.

Kurur village has 630 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurur has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kurur is 606203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurur covers 508 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurur falls under Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kurur is Tiruvennainallur Road, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kurur is about 13 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurur is in Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tiruvennainallur Road is about 1.5 km away. Sālamedu is about 11 km away. Kallakkurichi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are V Mamandur (3.9 km), Madam (4.4 km) and Siruvangur (5.3 km).

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

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