About Ananjiyur Village

Ananjiyur is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 303 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ananjiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ananjiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Madurai North
Pincode	625020
Area (hectares)	330.79 hectares
Population	600
Male Population	303
Female Population	297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ananjiyur compares

By the 2011 count Ananjiyur is the 79th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 330.79 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Ananjiyur

Ananjiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ananjiyur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ananjiyur from other places

Ananjiyur lies about 14 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 4.0 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 Ananjiyur
Nearest railway station	Silaiman	4.0 km
Nearest town	Tiruppuvanam	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madurai North	14 km
District headquarters	Madurai	14 km

Villages closest to Ananjiyur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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.

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Common questions about Ananjiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ananjiyur village had a population of 600. That makes it the 79th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Ananjiyur village has 303 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ananjiyur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Ananjiyur is 625020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ananjiyur covers 330.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ananjiyur falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ananjiyur is Silaiman, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ananjiyur.

Ananjiyur is about 14 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ananjiyur is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Silaiman is about 4.0 km away. Tiruppuvanam is about 4.8 km away. Madurai North is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.