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About Adanur Village

Adanur is a large village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,400, made up of 2,217 males and 2,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 973.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 606102
Area (hectares) 973.54 hectares
Population 4,400
Male Population 2,217
Female Population 2,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adanur compares

By the 2011 count Adanur is the 16th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 973.54 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Adanur

Adanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Adanur 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 Adanur from other places

Adanur lies about 32 km from Viluppuram. 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 Adanur
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 8.9 km
Nearest town Ulundurpet 8.9 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 32 km

Villages closest to Adanur

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 Adanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Adanur village had a population of 4,400. That makes it the 16th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Adanur village has 2,217 males and 2,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adanur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Adanur is 606102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adanur covers 973.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Adanur notes the nearest railway station 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 Adanur.

Adanur is about 32 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adanur is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ulundurpettai is about 8.9 km away. Ulundurpet is about 8.9 km away. Viluppuram is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachapalayam (under 2 km), Edalavadi (2.1 km) and Kampattu (2.1 km).

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

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