# Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu 

# Polur

Polur is a sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **449,860 people**, 3 towns and 196 villages (182 inhabited). The largest village is Padavedu (15,163 people).

- 449,860people (2011)
- 196villages
- 3towns
- 71.7%literacy

## Population of Polur compared with Tiruvannamalai

■ Polur · ■ Tiruvannamalai district

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**930

Working population ****53.1%**

**50.2%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Polur

Of every 100 households in Polur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Polur · ■ Tiruvannamalai district

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**76%

Tap water ****81%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**66%

Use banking services ****41%**

**43%

Television ****82%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****93%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Polur

- Polur28,123 people
- Chetpet19,827 people
- Kalambur14,304 people

## Largest villages in Polur

- Padavedu · 15,163 people
- Kovilur · 12,553 people
- Kadalady · 10,093 people
- Kasthambady · 7,383 people
- Vadamathimangalam · 5,737 people
- Kettavarampalayam · 5,690 people
- Ananthapuram · 5,525 people
- Siruvallur · 5,265 people
- Perigaram · 5,019 people
- Veeralur · 4,812 people
- Gangavaram · 4,756 people
- Eriyur · 4,239 people
- Kuppam · 4,194 people
- Vellur · 4,192 people
- Athamangalam · 4,062 people
- Nammiyampattu · 3,983 people

[All 196 villages in Polur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Polur?196 (182 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Polur in?Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Polur?449,860 (Census 2011)