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About Anjanur Village

Anjanur is a large village in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,302, made up of 2,194 males and 2,108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 820.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638462, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anjanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anjanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Gobichettipalayam
Pincode 638462
Area (hectares) 820.98 hectares
Population 4,302
Male Population 2,194
Female Population 2,108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anjanur compares

By the 2011 count Anjanur is the 21st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 820.98 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 1001.

Getting to Anjanur

Anjanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Anjanur 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 Anjanur from other places

Anjanur lies about 50 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Vanjipalaiyam, about 25 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 Anjanur
Nearest town Avinashi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobichettipalayam 23 km
Nearest railway station Vanjipalaiyam 25 km
District headquarters Erode 50 km

Villages closest to Anjanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anjanur village had a population of 4,302. That makes it the 21st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Anjanur village has 2,194 males and 2,108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anjanur has about 961 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Anjanur is 638462. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anjanur covers 820.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anjanur falls under Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Anjanur is Vanjipalaiyam, about 25 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 Anjanur.

Anjanur is about 50 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anjanur is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Avinashi is about 17 km away. Gobichettipalayam is about 23 km away. Vanjipalaiyam is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Irugalur (3.1 km), Mottanam (3.6 km) and Polavapalayam (4.9 km).

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

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