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About Kalanjoor Village

Kalanjoor is one of the larger villages in Adoor tehsil, in the district of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,075, made up of 7,516 males and 8,559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 689694, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalanjoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalanjoor village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Pathanamthitta
Tehsil Adoor
Pincode 689694
Area (hectares) 3296 hectares
Population 16,075
Male Population 7,516
Female Population 8,559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalanjoor compares

By the 2011 count Kalanjoor is the 10th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 19,555 residents. Its 3296 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1148.

Getting to Kalanjoor

Kalanjoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalanjoor 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalanjoor from other places

Kalanjoor lies about 18 km from Pathanamthitta, and the nearest railway station is Auvaneeswaram, about 9.4 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 Kalanjoor
Nearest railway station Auvaneeswaram 9.4 km
Nearest town Punalūr 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Adoor 18 km
District headquarters Pathanamthitta 18 km

Villages closest to Kalanjoor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalanjoor village had a population of 16,075. That makes it the 10th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 19,555 residents.

Kalanjoor village has 7,516 males and 8,559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalanjoor has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1148.

The pincode recorded for Kalanjoor is 689694. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalanjoor covers 3296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalanjoor falls under Adoor tehsil of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kalanjoor is Auvaneeswaram, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kalanjoor is about 18 km from Pathanamthitta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalanjoor is in Adoor tehsil of Pathanamthitta district. Auvaneeswaram is about 9.4 km away. Punalūr is about 14 km away. Adoor 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 Koodal (2.1 km), Enadimangalam (4.4 km) and Erathu (6.4 km).

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

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