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About Paranur Village

Paranur is a large village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,395, made up of 1,760 males and 1,635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605755, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paranur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605755
Area (hectares) 715.44 hectares
Population 3,395
Male Population 1,760
Female Population 1,635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paranur compares

By the 2011 count Paranur is the 33rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 715.44 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Paranur

Paranur 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 Paranur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paranur from other places

Paranur lies about 23 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 6.4 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 Paranur
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 8.5 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 23 km

Villages closest to Paranur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paranur village had a population of 3,395. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Paranur village has 1,760 males and 1,635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Paranur is 605755. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paranur covers 715.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paranur falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Paranur is Tirukkovilur, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Paranur is about 23 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paranur is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkovilur is about 6.4 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 8.5 km away. Viluppuram is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melakondur (under 2 km), Puthagaram (1.7 km) and Kingilivadai (1.9 km).

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

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