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About Alanjeri Village

Alanjeri is a mid sized village in Uthiramerur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 334 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alanjeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alanjeri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Uthiramerur
Pincode 603107
Area (hectares) 235.87 hectares
Population 684
Male Population 334
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within 1 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 24 km distance

How Alanjeri compares

By the 2011 count Alanjeri is the 72nd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 235.87 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Alanjeri

Alanjeri 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 Alanjeri as Available within 1 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 24 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alanjeri from other places

Alanjeri lies about 25 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Padalam, about 15 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 Alanjeri
Nearest town Uttiramerūr 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Padalam 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Uthiramerur 25 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 25 km

Villages closest to Alanjeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alanjeri village had a population of 684. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Alanjeri village has 334 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alanjeri has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Alanjeri is 603107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alanjeri covers 235.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alanjeri falls under Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alanjeri is Padalam, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 24 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 1 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Alanjeri.

Alanjeri is about 25 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alanjeri is in Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Uttiramerūr is about 8.2 km away. Padalam is about 15 km away. Uthiramerur 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 Sadachivakkam (under 2 km), Thottanaval (under 2 km) and Vinnamangalam (1.6 km).

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

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