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About Kanjanur Village

Kanjanur is a mid sized village in Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,906, made up of 951 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609804, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Thiruvidaimarudur
Pincode 609804
Area (hectares) 232.83 hectares
Population 1,906
Male Population 951
Female Population 955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanjanur compares

By the 2011 count Kanjanur is the 36th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents. Its 232.83 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kanjanur

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

How far is Kanjanur from other places

Kanjanur lies about 34 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Kumbakonam, about 5.6 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 Kanjanur
Nearest railway station Kumbakonam 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvidaimarudur 34 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 34 km

Villages closest to Kanjanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjanur village had a population of 1,906. That makes it the 36th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents.

Kanjanur village has 951 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjanur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kanjanur is 609804. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjanur covers 232.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanjanur falls under Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kanjanur is Kumbakonam, about 5.6 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 village for Kanjanur.

Kanjanur is about 34 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjanur is in Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil of Thanjavur district. Kumbakonam is about 5.6 km away. Thiruvidaimarudur is about 34 km away. Thanjavur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koothanur (under 2 km), Sivapurani (5.8 km) and Serugudi (9.9 km).

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

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