About Anathur Village

Anathur is one of the larger villages in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,434, made up of 2,762 males and 2,672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Ulundurpettai
Pincode	607107
Area (hectares)	643.45 hectares
Population	5,434
Male Population	2,762
Female Population	2,672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Anathur compares

By the 2011 count Anathur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 643.45 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Anathur

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

Anathur lies about 14 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Thiruthuraiyur, about 6.9 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 Anathur
Nearest railway station	Thiruthuraiyur	6.9 km
Nearest town	Panruti	9.8 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ulundurpettai	24 km

Villages closest to Anathur

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.

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Common questions about Anathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Anathur village had a population of 5,434. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Anathur village has 2,762 males and 2,672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anathur has about 967 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 Anathur is 607107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anathur covers 643.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Anathur is Thiruthuraiyur, about 6.9 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 Anathur.

Anathur is about 14 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anathur is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Thiruthuraiyur is about 6.9 km away. Panruti is about 9.8 km away. Viluppuram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.