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About Anjalam Village

Anjalam is a large village in Musiri tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,537, made up of 1,775 males and 1,762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1852.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anjalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anjalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Musiri
Pincode 621208
Area (hectares) 1852.01 hectares
Population 3,537
Male Population 1,775
Female Population 1,762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anjalam compares

By the 2011 count Anjalam is the 19th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 1852.01 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 994.

Getting to Anjalam

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

Anjalam lies about 44 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Timmachipuram, 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 Anjalam
Nearest railway station Timmachipuram 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Musiri 15 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 44 km

Villages closest to Anjalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anjalam village had a population of 3,537. That makes it the 19th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Anjalam village has 1,775 males and 1,762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anjalam has about 993 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Anjalam is 621208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anjalam covers 1852.01 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.

Anjalam falls under Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Anjalam is Timmachipuram, 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 Anjalam.

Anjalam is about 44 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anjalam is in Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Timmachipuram is about 14 km away. Musiri is about 15 km away. Tiruchirappalli is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poolancheri (under 2 km), Konappampatti (2.1 km) and Serugudi (3.6 km).

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

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