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About Kurur Village

Kurur is a mid sized village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,079, made up of 551 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604301, 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 Tindivanam
Pincode 604301
Area (hectares) 304.6 hectares
Population 1,079
Male Population 551
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 1 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 22 km distance

How Kurur compares

By the 2011 count Kurur is the 118th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 304.6 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kurur

Kurur 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 Kurur as Available within 1 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 22 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 46 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Olakur, 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 Kurur
Nearest town Marakkanam 14 km
Nearest railway station Olakur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 18 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 46 km

Villages closest to Kurur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tindivanam 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 1,079. That makes it the 118th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Kurur village has 551 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurur has about 958 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Kurur is 604301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurur covers 304.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kurur is Olakur, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 22 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 1 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kurur.

Kurur is about 46 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 Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Marakkanam is about 14 km away. Olakur is about 15 km away. Tindivanam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vepperi (under 2 km), Singanandai (under 2 km) and Alanguppam (1.5 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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