About Kanjivay Village

Kanjivay is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 263 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjivay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjivay village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Kattumannarkoil
Pincode	608302
Area (hectares)	139.14 hectares
Population	511
Male Population	263
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanjivay compares

By the 2011 count Kanjivay is the 130th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 139.14 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kanjivay

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

How far is Kanjivay from other places

Kanjivay lies about 54 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Kollidam, about 10 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 Kanjivay
Tehsil headquarters	Kattumannarkoil	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kollidam	10 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	54 km

Villages closest to Kanjivay

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

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Common questions about Kanjivay

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjivay village had a population of 511. That makes it the 130th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Kanjivay village has 263 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjivay has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Kanjivay is 608302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjivay covers 139.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanjivay falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kanjivay is Kollidam, about 10 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanjivay.

Kanjivay is about 54 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjivay is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kattumannarkoil is about 8.6 km away. Kollidam is about 10 km away. Cuddalore is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.