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About Tanjanur Village

Tanjanur is a small village in Avudayarkoil tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 215 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanjanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanjanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Avudayarkoil
Pincode 622204
Area (hectares) 536.89 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 215
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tanjanur compares

By the 2011 count Tanjanur is the 50th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 536.89 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Tanjanur

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

Tanjanur lies about 20 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Valaramanikkam, about 10 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 Tanjanur
Nearest railway station Valaramanikkam 10 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Avudayarkoil 20 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 20 km

Villages closest to Tanjanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanjanur village had a population of 423. That makes it the 50th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Tanjanur village has 215 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanjanur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Tanjanur is 622204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanjanur covers 536.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tanjanur falls under Avudayarkoil tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tanjanur is Valaramanikkam, about 10 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 Tanjanur.

Tanjanur is about 20 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanjanur is in Avudayarkoil tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Valaramanikkam is about 10 km away. Arantāngi is about 11 km away. Avudayarkoil 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 Nattanipurasakudi (5.3 km), Velivayal (6.3 km) and Vellalavayal (6.3 km).

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

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