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About Andankoil Village

Andankoil is one of the larger villages in Karur tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,038, made up of 2,939 males and 3,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1030.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andankoil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andankoil village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Karur
Pincode 639002
Area (hectares) 1030.08 hectares
Population 6,038
Male Population 2,939
Female Population 3,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andankoil compares

By the 2011 count Andankoil is the 6th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,768 residents. Its 1030.08 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Andankoil

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

Andankoil lies about 4.7 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Karur Junction, about 5.3 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 Andankoil
Tehsil headquarters Karur 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Karur Junction 5.3 km

Villages closest to Andankoil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andankoil village had a population of 6,038. That makes it the 6th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,768 residents.

Andankoil village has 2,939 males and 3,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andankoil has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Andankoil is 639002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andankoil covers 1030.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andankoil falls under Karur tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Andankoil is Karur Junction, about 5.3 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 Andankoil.

Andankoil is about 4.7 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andankoil is in Karur tehsil of Karur district. Karur is about 4.7 km away. Karur Junction is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Appipalayam (under 2 km), Karuppampalayam (1.8 km) and Andankoil East (3.3 km).

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

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