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About Asanur Village

Asanur is a large village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,591, made up of 1,266 males and 1,325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 789.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 606305
Area (hectares) 789.15 hectares
Population 2,591
Male Population 1,266
Female Population 1,325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Asanur compares

By the 2011 count Asanur is the 39th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 789.15 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Asanur

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

How far is Asanur from other places

Asanur lies about 48 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Kuttakudi, about 5.4 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 Asanur
Nearest railway station Kuttakudi 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 13 km
Nearest town Ulundurpet 13 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 48 km

Villages closest to Asanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asanur village had a population of 2,591. That makes it the 39th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Asanur village has 1,266 males and 1,325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asanur has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Asanur is 606305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asanur covers 789.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asanur falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Asanur is Kuttakudi, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Asanur is about 48 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asanur is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kuttakudi is about 5.4 km away. Ulundurpettai is about 13 km away. Ulundurpet 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 A Mazhavarayanur (2.5 km), Thiruppayar (3.4 km) and Pudukalani (3.5 km).

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

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