| Asur | |
|---|---|
| village | |
| Coordinates: 10°43′03″N78°51′19″E / 10.717459°N 78.855251°E Coordinates: 10°43′03″N78°51′19″E / 10.717459°N 78.855251°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruchirappalli |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,850 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Asur is a village in Tiruchirappalli taluk of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu.
Tiruchirapalli District is located along the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu, India. The main town in Tiruchirappalli District is the city of Tiruchirappalli, also known as Trichy. During the British Raj, Tiruchirappalli was known as Trichinopoly, and was a district of the Madras Presidency; it was renamed upon India's declaration of independence in 1947. As of 2011, the district had a population of 2,722,290 with 1,013 females for every 1,000 males.
Tamil Nadu is one of the 29 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north, by the Nilgiri Mountains, the Meghamalai Hills, and Kerala on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean on the south. The state shares a maritime border with the nation of Sri Lanka.
