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About Unjanai Village

Unjanai is one of the larger villages in Tiruchengode tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,576, made up of 1,852 males and 3,724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1057.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Unjanai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Unjanai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Tiruchengode
Pincode 637205
Area (hectares) 1057.5 hectares
Population 5,576
Male Population 1,852
Female Population 3,724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Unjanai compares

By the 2011 count Unjanai is the 16th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents. Its 1057.5 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Unjanai

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

Unjanai lies about 27 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Sankari Durg, about 14 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 Unjanai
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchengode 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Sankari Durg 14 km
District headquarters Namakkal 27 km

Villages closest to Unjanai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Unjanai village had a population of 5,576. That makes it the 16th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents.

Unjanai village has 1,852 males and 3,724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Unjanai has about 2011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

The pincode recorded for Unjanai is 637205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Unjanai covers 1057.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Unjanai falls under Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Unjanai is Sankari Durg, about 14 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 Unjanai.

Unjanai is about 27 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Unjanai is in Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district. Tiruchengode is about 7.7 km away. Sankari Durg is about 14 km away. Namakkal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elaiyampalayam (1.9 km), Mettupalayam (2.0 km) and Kumarapalaiyam Agraharam (2.4 km).

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

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