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About Karasanur Village

Karasanur is a large village in Vanur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,862, made up of 1,458 males and 1,404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karasanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karasanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Vanur
Pincode 605109
Area (hectares) 468.84 hectares
Population 2,862
Male Population 1,458
Female Population 1,404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 20 km distance

How Karasanur compares

By the 2011 count Karasanur is the 18th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents. Its 468.84 hectares work out to about 6.1 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 974.

Getting to Karasanur

Karasanur 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 Karasanur 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 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karasanur from other places

Karasanur lies about 25 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mailam, about 12 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 Karasanur
Tehsil headquarters Vanur 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Mailam 12 km
Nearest town Tindivanam 18 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 25 km

Villages closest to Karasanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karasanur village had a population of 2,862. That makes it the 18th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents.

Karasanur village has 1,458 males and 1,404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karasanur has about 963 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Karasanur is 605109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karasanur covers 468.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karasanur falls under Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karasanur is Mailam, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

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

Karasanur is about 25 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karasanur is in Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vanur is about 8.2 km away. Mailam is about 12 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 Kunnam (1.9 km), Eraiyur (2.4 km) and Nemili (2.7 km).

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

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