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About Anjur Village

Anjur is a large village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,807, made up of 1,998 males and 1,809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anjur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anjur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Pincode 421302
Area (hectares) 403 hectares
Population 3,807
Male Population 1,998
Female Population 1,809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Anjur compares

By the 2011 count Anjur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Anjur

Anjur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Anjur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Anjur from other places

Anjur lies about 8.2 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Diva Junction, about 2.9 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 Anjur
Nearest railway station Diva Junction 2.9 km
Nearest town Dombivali 4.6 km
District headquarters Thane 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiwandi 9.7 km

Villages closest to Anjur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anjur village had a population of 3,807. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Anjur village has 1,998 males and 1,809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anjur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Anjur is 421302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anjur covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Anjur falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Anjur is Diva Junction, about 2.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Anjur.

Anjur is about 8.2 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anjur is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Diva Junction is about 2.9 km away. Dombivali is about 4.6 km away. Thane is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alimghar (under 2 km), Bharodi (under 2 km) and Dive Anjur (1.8 km).

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

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