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About Anjur Village

Anjur is a large village in Aravakurichi tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,144, made up of 1,553 males and 1,591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2030.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anjur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anjur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Aravakurichi
Pincode 638151
Area (hectares) 2030.59 hectares
Population 3,144
Male Population 1,553
Female Population 1,591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anjur compares

By the 2011 count Anjur is the 14th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 2030.59 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

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 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 Anjur from other places

Anjur lies about 32 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Kodumudi, about 8.8 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 Kodumudi 8.8 km
Nearest town Vellakkovil 17 km
District headquarters Karur 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Aravakurichi 34 km

Villages closest to Anjur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aravakurichi 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 3,144. That makes it the 14th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Anjur village has 1,553 males and 1,591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anjur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Anjur is 638151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anjur covers 2030.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Anjur falls under Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Anjur is Kodumudi, about 8.8 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 Anjur.

Anjur is about 32 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anjur is in Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district. Kodumudi is about 8.8 km away. Vellakkovil is about 17 km away. Karur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thukkachi (4.8 km), Karvazhi (6.1 km) and Athipalayam (12 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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