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About Kanganur Village

Kanganur is a small village in Uthangarai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 136 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanganur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanganur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Uthangarai
Pincode 635306
Area (hectares) 141.7 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 136
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanganur compares

By the 2011 count Kanganur is the 153rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 141.7 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kanganur

Kanganur 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 Kanganur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanganur from other places

Kanganur lies about 32 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Dasampatti, about 9.3 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 Kanganur
Nearest railway station Dasampatti 9.3 km
Nearest town Dharmapuri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Uthangarai 32 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 32 km

Villages closest to Kanganur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanganur village had a population of 265. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Kanganur village has 136 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanganur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kanganur is 635306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanganur covers 141.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanganur falls under Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kanganur is Dasampatti, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanganur.

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

Kanganur is in Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Dasampatti is about 9.3 km away. Dharmapuri is about 26 km away. Uthangarai 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 Kottarapatti (under 2 km), Sengalpatti (2.0 km) and Anandur (2.2 km).

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

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