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About Anjni Village

Anjni is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 196 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anjni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anjni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 88.78 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 196
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anjni compares

By the 2011 count Anjni is the 142nd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 88.78 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Anjni

Anjni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Anjni as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Anjni from other places

Anjni lies about 64 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sankra, about 64 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 Anjni
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 6.4 km
Nearest town Kānker 50 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 64 km
Nearest railway station Sankra 64 km

Villages closest to Anjni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anjni village had a population of 384. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Anjni village has 196 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anjni has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Anjni is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anjni covers 88.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anjni falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Anjni is Sankra, about 64 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Anjni.

Anjni is about 64 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anjni is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 6.4 km away. Kānker is about 50 km away. Dhamtari is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranigaon (under 2 km), Sarangpuri (under 2 km) and Malhari (1.7 km).

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

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