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About Vanjiur Village

Vanjiur is a large village in Karaikal Taluk tehsil, in the district of Karaikal, Puducherry. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,234, made up of 1,130 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 611002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vanjiur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vanjiur village
Description Value
State Puducherry
District Karaikal
Tehsil Karaikal Taluk
Pincode 611002
Area (hectares) 645.97 hectares
Population 2,234
Male Population 1,130
Female Population 1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vanjiur compares

By the 2011 count Vanjiur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,874 residents. Its 645.97 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1020.

Getting to Vanjiur

Vanjiur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vanjiur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vanjiur from other places

Vanjiur lies about 29 km from Karaikal, and the nearest railway station is Mangudi, about 2.5 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 Vanjiur
Nearest railway station Mangudi 2.5 km
Nearest town Thiruvarur 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikal Taluk 29 km
District headquarters Karaikal 29 km

Villages closest to Vanjiur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karaikal Taluk 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 Vanjiur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vanjiur village had a population of 2,234. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,874 residents.

Vanjiur village has 1,130 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vanjiur has about 977 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Vanjiur is 611002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vanjiur covers 645.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vanjiur falls under Karaikal Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district in Puducherry.

The nearest railway station to Vanjiur is Mangudi, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Vanjiur is about 29 km from Karaikal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vanjiur is in Karaikal Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district. Mangudi is about 2.5 km away. Thiruvarur is about 5.2 km away. Karaikal Taluk is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Polagam (20 km), Thiruvettakudy (22 km) and Poovam (23 km).

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

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