Arasur | |
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Village | |
  Arasur Location in Tamil Nadu, India Show map of Tamil Nadu Arasur Arasur (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:11°49′48″N79°25′34″E / 11.83000°N 79.42611°E /11.83000; 79.42611 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Viluppuram |
| Taluk | Thiruvennainallur |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,321 |
| • Density | 931/km2 (2,410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Arasur is arevenue village in theThiruvennainallur taluk ofViluppuram district, in theIndian state ofTamil Nadu, and the headquarters ofArasurrevenue block.[1]
Arasur is within Thiruvennainallur taluk, which is in the southwestern part of Viluppuram district. It covers 6.79 square kilometres (2.62 sq mi) of land in the southeastern part of the taluk. The village is at the intersection ofNational Highway 38 andState Highway 68, and is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast ofThiruvennainallur, the taluk headquarters, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest ofViluppuram, the district headquarters, and 150 kilometres (93 mi) southwest of the state capital ofChennai.[2]
In 2011 Arasur had a population of 3,021 people living in 687 households. 1,547 (51.2%) of the inhabitants were male, while 1,474 (48.8%) were female. 368 children in the town, about 12.2% of the population, were at or below the age of 6. 63.0% of the population was literate, with the male rate of 71.8% being notably higher than the female rate of 53.9%.Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 46.8% and 0.03% of the population, respectively.[3]