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About Nanjapuram Village

Nanjapuram is a mid sized village in Hosur tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 354 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanjapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanjapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Hosur
Pincode 635105
Area (hectares) 114.24 hectares
Population 649
Male Population 354
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanjapuram compares

By the 2011 count Nanjapuram is the 106th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 114.24 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Nanjapuram

Nanjapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nanjapuram as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Nanjapuram from other places

Nanjapuram lies about 29 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kelamangalam, about 18 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 Nanjapuram
Nearest railway station Kelamangalam 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosur 20 km
Nearest town Hosūr 20 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 29 km

Villages closest to Nanjapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanjapuram village had a population of 649. That makes it the 106th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Nanjapuram village has 354 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanjapuram has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Nanjapuram is 635105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanjapuram covers 114.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanjapuram falls under Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nanjapuram is Kelamangalam, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nanjapuram.

Nanjapuram is about 29 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanjapuram is in Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Kelamangalam is about 18 km away. Hosur is about 20 km away. Hosūr is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Toddur (under 2 km), Marandapalli (1.8 km) and Maruthanapalli (1.8 km).

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

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